you're a great man, smokey.. so let her family know we're thinking of them and all her dear friends. >> thank you. >> you take care, smokey. >> thank you. [ applause ] >>> let's go to rob. rob? >> i want you to meet my friends. all from illinois, and saying it's hot out here. [ cheers and applause ] >>> i am here now with my son, michael junior, and i might still be in a suit, but we are ready to sweat. i know i'm ready to i know i wi the latest workout trend is all about working out as a family, and this morning, we have the workout guru himself, chris powell. he is here with his wife, heidi, and their they are here to show us how it's done. this is, like, a new trend now, working out with the family. why do you do it and encourage other people to do it? >> it's so important to create a culture of fitness for the family so the kids get used to this. this becomes their new normal and fu t adopt that, and carry it on throughout their decoferby love. >> she loves that. >> how does work with the deck of cards? >> w

give smokey robinson a hand.neighborhood friends. we're shooting marbles because it was in a time where kids were able to play outside. i don't know if boys know what that is anymore. richard ross, another one of our friends, came around. there's a new guy with him. he said this is cecil. so we all, you know, like boys do, started playing. after a while, we went around to see cecil's new house because they had just moved to detroit from buffalo. and we go in and we're walking around the house looking. i'm seeing stuff i had never seen. wasn't anything like my house. somebody broke into my house, they better be bringing something. anyway, we're walking around the house, and i hear music, the piano being played. and this voice sounds like a little girl singing. i go and look in that room, and i see you. you're there and you're singing. that was my first meeting, my first sight of you. from that moment on, almost, we have been so, so close. and so tight. i didn't know especially this soon that i was going to be havi

give smokey robinson a hand. 8 years old and i'm outside and playing with my neighborhood friends, phoebe and ollie, we're shooting marbles, it was at a time when kids were able to play outside, you know. so i don't even know if boys know what that is anymore. richard ross, another one of our friends, came round, and there was a new guy with him, he introduced him, he said this is cecil. so we all, like boys do, we started playing. after a while we went around to see cecil's new house because they had just moved to detroit from buffalo. and we go in, and we're walking around the house. i'm seeing stuff i had never seen, because it wasn't like my house. if somebody broke into my house, they better be bringing something. [ laughter ] anyway, we're walking around the house, and i hear music, the piano being played. and this voice that sounds like a little girl singing. and i go and look in that room and i see you, and you're there. and you're singing. that was my first meeting and my first sight of you. and from tha

that is smokey robinson. he joins us on the phone. how you doing, smokey? >> i'm cool. how are you?our longest friend. you grew up together. talk to me about that. >> she was my longest friend. i've known aretha since i was eight years old. and everybody else from our neighborhood from our immediate click, our immediate friends and all kids that we grew up with, they're all gone. you know? and she and i used to talk and say we're the last two. but our father chose to call her, and so she had to go. here we are. >> yeah. i want to play something for you. this is aretha franklin from a never before seen interview with from an upcoming cnn original series. take look and we'll and talk about. >> our first neighborhood in detroit was on what's called the north end of detroit, and we stayed right on the corner of oakland which was around the corner from my oldest and dearest friend, smokey robinson. we were sand box friends. and i used to give them little tips before they became many miracles. >> that interview was done in september of 2017. talk to me about aretha and the church in detro

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and looking at smokey. i said, i want what you are drinking and eating! give smokey hand.ing marbles because it was in a time when kids were able to play outside, you know? i do not know if the boys know what that is any more. richard ross, another friend came around. he had a new guy with him. he said this is cecil. like boys do, we started playing and after awhile, we went around to cecil mull's new house because he had just —— cecil's new house.|j cecil mull's new house because he had just -- cecil's new house. i am seeing stuff i have never seen. it is not like my house. if somebody broke into my house, they better be bringing something! laughter we are walking around the house and i hear music, the piano being played. and this voice sounds like a little girl singing. ilooked and this voice sounds like a little girl singing. i looked in the room andl girl singing. i looked in the room and i see you, and you were there and i see you, and you were there and you were singing and that was my first meeting and my first sight of you. from that moment on, almost we have been

there is smokey skies across the area for today. a health alert we need to know about. i want to say good morning to you. thanks for joining us. >> i'm marcus washington. >> air quality alert >> yes. spare the air alert day. we have hazy skies today. still unhealthy air quality as you get ready to head out. temperatures in the low 60s with mostly cloudy skies. we'll see the haze linger as temperatures head into the 60s. this is a look at the map. air quality for yesterday evening. you can see all of the red. that's where we have the thickest smoke moving in. this is farther to the south. as we go through today we should see improvement. i'll continue to monitor that as we head throughout the weekend as well. we might get you out the door with a look at the commute. >> the first one is the bay bridge. you can notice a beautiful view. no problems slowing. you do see low clouds lit up. you can see the san francisco side. we'll check in and we'll see how things are going. so far problems. a beautiful view of this area right here. you are losing sight of that. we'll send it

as you can see from our walnut creek camera it is still very smokey out there. air quality today, poor to moderate, spare the air alert is up today. some parts of the bay area will see good air quality. you'll have to see this weekend to notice a big difference. smoke from the fires around the state continue to impact us because of the wind direction. as i mentioned much better air quality expect this had weekend. dan? >> that's good to hear. thanks very much. >>> moving on now. the jury's expected to continue its deliberations in the landmark case against weed killer maker monsanto at least until tomorrow. the jury has been asked or has asked for more detail of studies referred to in the expert witness testimony. 37-year-old dwayne lee johnson filed a civil suit against the pesticide manufacturer. johnson's attorney say he was diagnosed with nonhodge kin lymphoma after spraying weed killer for 2 1/2 years. monsanto says its product is not responsible. >>> now we want to get to melanie woodrow who is talking about bart safety. she is live at the bart station. me

smokey robinson joins us from glendale, california.ing about aretha, but that was some neighborhood you grew up in, diana ross, the temptations, the four tops. how did you become friends and what was it like to see your childhood friend become the queen of soul? >> we became friends because she and her family moved to detroit when i was 8 years olds, really. and you know how things are, her brother, cecil who's passed, just came around to play with the guys in the neighborhood. and we werennt around to see hi new house. and in detroit, we lived in the hood, the hood hood. but in the middle of that, there were two press blocks, which was amazing, was reverend seal franklin was one of the richest men in the country. and we're walking around and i hear a piano playing in this room and this little voice coming. and peek in, and there's aretha sitting at the piano, playing and singing almost like she did as an adult. she was probably only about 5 years old. but that's how i first met her >> and what was it like performing with her side by s

it is smokey across northern california. we have a north-northwest wind here that will shift to a west wind. the north and east bay communities, you'll notice that haze. jaclyn? >>> we have a big backup for the supercommuters out there. westbound 205, 30 minutes to get to 580ful the ride continues to be sluggish getting past 580. speeds dip as low as 9 miles an hour. as the bay bridge toll plaza, things are looking okay. we are getting first reports of what appears to be a small vehicle here as you're approaching treasure island on the upper deck. we'll let you know what kind of impact that will have on the morning commute. back to you. >> reporter: the mendocino fire is being fueled by hot windy weather and dry vegetation. >> this is bad news. the heat dome is going to expand and conditions will get hotter and drier. >> reporter: the fire already destroyed more than 150 structures and threatens thousands more. officials don't expect to have it fully contained until next week. a record 14,000 firefighters are battling over a

smokey robinson talking on cbs news. rules around e—cigarettes to be relaxed — they say they help people to stop smoking. the prisons minister, rory stewart, promises to resign if he fails to reduce the level of drugs and violence in jails within a year. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. a mixed bag of fortunes. trading still going on of course over the states. —— in their 0ut—mac states. almost film review time, but first a look ahead to sportsday. sportsday at 6:30pm brings you all the day's sportsday sports news as jose mourinho denies rift with his star man paul pogba. in cricket ben stokes returns for england, named for the third test against india at trent bridge tomorrow. his captain joe root has called it, though, the toughest call he has had to make a skipper. we also have the latest from belfast as both carl frampton and tyson fury prepare to perform in front of a big crowd at

smokey conditions and a west wind. a lot of smoke moving toward nevada. it's improving a little bit right by mendocino county. for the bay area, in the moderate to good range. the breeze is keeping a lot of the smoke out of the region. but look at the winds. and there's the skies are looking blue. off in fact distance, there's a haze. parts of t in san francisco, it's gray all day long. there's a marine layer through the lunch hour. 56 degrees in san francisco compared to 78 in concord where the sun is warming things up. here's a look the long the coast. clouds are hovering and staying put near the golden gate bridge and south of that. and higher clouds earlier today. and here's the temperatures this afternoon. 90 again in morgan hill. 81 in santa clara. by the beaches, in the 60s and cool. 87 in pittsburgh. these numbers slightly cooler than yesterday for even inland communities. rough thafternoon. eather 63 for san francisco. and a little bit warmer in wine country in the 80s. mendocino, in the 90s. we have a ridge of high pressure to the south of us. a

>>> aretha franklin's lifelong friend smokey robinson is going to join us in a moment.or the land of the free ♪ and the home ♪ we are the home of the brave ♪ the home of the brave. >> that was dr. aretha franklin when she received her honorary degree doctor of arts at harvard university in 2014. and joining us now by phone is the great smokey robinson, grammy award winning producer and lifelong friend of aretha franklin. first of all, i am very sorry for your loss and i just want you to just share with us what you have been feeling this week. we have known for a while now that aretha's health was failing and she was slipping. i'm sure you have been thinking about her not just today but for a while now. >> well, yeah, lawrence. all of us who were close to her and her family and what have you, we have been on vigil. i have been in constant contact with the family. well, yeah, you know. but here's how i feel about it. you know, when we were kids, i have known aretha franklin since i was eight years old. aretha franklin was my longest living friend from our neighborhood, yo

poignant reflections from her family and smokey robinson. funeral. fredricka, let me

poignant reflections from her family and smokey robinson. i promise, i won't talk through all of it. let's start with aretha's funeral. fredricka, let me begin with you. i have been watching you on and off all morning long. when i looked up, the clark sisters were performing, everyone on their feet. this is a total celebration where you are in detroit. >> reporter: it is. it's a celebration. it is a happy moment. you know, i think the former attorney general put it so simply where he talked about, you know, there is happiness in this celebration. yes, there is sadness because the queen of soul is gone. she lives forever through her music. he did a beautiful job of putting you on the journey of how she touched lives in so many ways through music and how she imbodied her music, felt her music and you heard from her grandchildren and her niece as well. her grandchildren spoke so eloquently of not knowing how great she was. yeah, she was great, she was my grandmother. then, following her death and how she touched people and what her music meant.

it will be a nice and cool start and still really smokey as the sunrise as we have had the orange and gray hues to the sky. we'll head up to 90 by early afternoon. it will be hot. so we are advising everyone if you can to catch public transit. it will help reduce the ozone emissions from all of the millions of cars across the bay area. if we can cut down on the numbers of cars it would improve our air quality just a bit. we'll be in the mid-50s. a cool start but it will be heating up to 80 degrees by noon. let's check out micro climates by today. it is 92 in morgan hill. for the east bay tri-valley upper 80s to low 90s. it's not as hot as we are expecting because of all of the thick layers of smoke. in oakland today look for a high of 70. we'll be up to 77 in redwood city. san francisco staying in the low to mid-60s. if you do plan on heading out there to the a's game we have the game tonight at 7:05. it will be at about 62 degrees. wear something nice and warm. temperatures dropping back into the upper 50s. are you following me on twitter yet? you may gaet a personalized forecast. an

aleem: there are people like smokey robinson and stevie wonder who have said today that you can look at artists from nevery genre who have bee influenced by the way aretha franklin changed the industry in termof her style, staying a beat back on the music and using the power of her voice to convey emotion. she was somebody who changed the face of e african-american community in the unitestates, giving them a sense thathey could achieve if they were a woman in the 1960's. but of s course, she dething for women's empowerment as well. you listen to a lot of those songs, "do right woman" and "respect," she changed the face of female musicians as well and the power they had and her music -- and through her music that is something that wi live on for generations to come. rajini: aleem maqbool, thanks very much. we have learned that aretha franklin will be lying in state for two months at the end of the month in detroit, followed by a private family funeral. i am rajini vaidyanathan. thanks for watching "bbc world news america." have a lovely weekend. bb >> with the c news app, our vertical

jakes, the reverend jesse jackson and smokey robinson. will be music tributes from stevie wonder, faith hill, jennifer hudson and several other musical celebrities you see on the list there spanning so many different genres of music, r&b, gospel pop. this is video from moments ago, aretha franklin's 24 carat gold-plated casket arriving at the church moments ago as you see right there. originally this service was invitation only but this morning organizers revealed that around 2,000 fans, so many of whom came out at 4:00 in the morning lining the street here, that they would indeed now be allowed inside and some have been lined up for so long they would have been disappointed if they weren't allowed to go in. even though there is a jumbotron set up outside that would not suffice to people who consider aretha franklin the heart of this city, detroit. ryan young has been talking to so many of those fans. he is out in the thick of it talking with folks there. and the crowd seemed to be growing and ryan, i loved seeing 24 motorcade of pink cad

. >>> later, the legendary smokey robinson joining us to honor aret aretha franklin on this day of her passing. >>> we begin with an important story about a president admitting a major infraction today. richard nixon tried to hide the fact he kept an enemies list. but basically there is something happening right now. donald trump is doing something you may have seen him do before with other damning admissions. he is now admitting that his motivation is building an enemies list, he's doing it in public. it's a continuation of the story you know about, the white house revoking john brennan's security cleans, and it's gotten criticism all over the place. the admiral who oversaw the bin laden wing today telling donald trump to revoke his clearance as well. what we see is the president trying to publicly abuse intelligence powers to retaliate. there are worries this could silence some national security experts, particularly people who might work in private consulting but still need a clearance. but it's not working on brennan. today he says that donald trump's many claims of no collusion wi

smokey: the world is celrating you, and the world is mourning you.e world is going to miss you. >> ♪ you make me feel you make me feel you make me feel like a natural woman ♪ aleem: there is no doubt that the often tough, troubled life of aretha franklin that yielded such towering achievements has touched many who came after her. beinggoodbyes are said today, her legacy will inspire long into the future. jane: aleem maqbool reporting there. also in detroit is the bbc's nada tawfik. she joined us aim briefago. this has been going on all day. people are not running out of anything to say, or sing, for that matter. nada: and really, jane, thend familyhe city of detroit were not given any indication from the star herself of how she wanted to be honored. they meticulously planned outy evst detail over the last two weeks, and they gave t everyone te and space to be able to pay their respects and share their personal reflection with her, and that is what we saw today from presidents to legends like smokey robinsoand stevie wonder, who isoing to perform, to

we also saw smokey robinson, a lifelong friend, speak about her life and also some singing. as well. the celebration of aretha franklin underway and expected to last hours. queen of soul, first woman inducted to the rock 'n' roll hall of fame has had such an impact on music in this country so we celebrate her life today. >> preparations are underway for the confirmation hearings for president trump's supreme court nominee, bright, brett kavanaugh. the senate judiciary committee expected to open hearings on tuesday. several g.o.p. senators have reportedly been helping him prep and mock hearings including orrin hatch who is a former judiciary committee chairman. democrats are expected to call john dean to testify, he was the white house counsel during president nixon's watergate scandal and is expected to testify about kavanaugh's views on power and executive privilege. we'll cover this on tuesday, as it happens. >> i think there's something going on tuesday. [laughs] >> chris, you've looked at the numbers he's getting through. what do you think? >> chris: what i hail mary. >>

no matter the smoke or haze, you could see the sun poking through the smokey air. a good photo of the haze to share with us, tag us at nbc bay area. >>> in other news, a heart wrenching hearing in oakland today. family members of the people killed in the ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland spoke before the two men convicted in this case. many are outraged over what they're calling a sweetheart plea deal. nbc bay area's melissa colorado was inside of the courtroom and joins us live in oakland with more. >> reporter: it was heartbreaking and it was painful and emotional and it lasted almost six hours. and these families are -- your heart goes out because they are reliving that day and describing who their family members were and describing the future memories they were robbed of but amid the tears there was also a lot of anger directed at the alameda county district attorney for not taking this case to a trial and for agreeing to the terms of the plea deal that both max harris and derek almena agreed to. they came from south korea to take part in day one of the sent

there will be performances by smokey robinson... stevie wonder... jennifer hudson and faith hill. bill clinton will also be speaking at the ceremony. ( darya ) still ahead... a warning for wildfire victims. who the f-b-i wants you to be on the lookout for. ( darya ) plus... a horrific crash involving a grey hound bus kills 7 people in new mexico. ( darya ) and... new surviellance video catches thieves stealing from a bay area apple store. )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. our warm-up continues with highs today in the 60's for the coast with 70's and 80's elsewhere across the bay. plenty of sunshine can be expected yet again with warm weather to take us through the weekend followed by especially warm conditions into next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) a developing story out of new mexico

there is smokey skies across the area for today. a health alert we need to know about.. >> i'm marcus washington. >> air quality alert >> yes. spare the air alert day. we have hazy skies today. still unhealthy air quality as you get ready to head

you can see very smokey at one point. it burned along eastbound 37 near interstate 80, so not far from the six flags discovery park there. within the past five minutes, firefighters announced that they are mopping up and there's no threat to the community. again, this was a small brush fire near 80 and 37. >>> back to school today for many students, and it was a historic one for a santa rosa kindergartner. she became the first student in california to legally bring medical marijuana to school. without it, she could suffer a life-threatening seizure. it's a story you'll see only on nbc bay area. it's the first day of kindergarten for 5-year-old brooke adams, but before she goes, she has medicine, cannabis oil. and she'll be bringing her medicine to school, as well. >> everything's a little bit new, but we're trusting that they can take care of her and i'll be close by. >> reporter: mom, janna adams, is excited and nervous and understandably so. when brooke was an infant, she was diagnosed with a rare form of epilepsy. her

>> well, smokey skies in san francisco late this afternoon. the city sent a red alert describing the air quality as unthey wi unhealthy in the area. >> avoid being outdoors for any extended amount of time. >> smoke from hires here, the northwest and canada are to blame. >> wildfire smoke is unpredictable, hard to say when these conditions will change. we will monitor the conditions over the next few days. we do expect these conditions to continue, into the weekend. >> all right, let's check in with meteorologist sandra patel with the forecast and a look at maybe, sandhya, when this air might clear up a little bit. >>> yeah, dan, you know, i unfortunately can tell you that after the weekend. we're not expecting until those fires are out for it to completely clear out with the pattern we have in place, look at the live picture from our walnut creek camera, heavy smoke right now, air quality advisory through sunday due to the smoke from the wildfires, you'll notice moderate air quality for the bay area tomorrow, saturday, sunday, parts will start

the forest fire's smokey tail blurred the ground beneath them. and mckenzie's family? to was knowledge that the searchers wouldn't quit. >> was there solace in that? no. i mean, it was miserable. i'm not going to lie. >> up in the air, they kept looking. suddenly, larry mayer spotted a crashed plane right beneath him. >> i guess i was just a little startled to be looking for an airplane and then see an airplane sitting there. brian saw it too. >> my first reaction of seeing an airplane down below was, "oh my god, i found her." >> but no, he hadn't. the wreckage was from a fatal crash larry covered for the paper years earlier, but -- >> it just adds more fuel to the fire that, you know, you're running out -- number one, you're running out of time. it's getting dark. this is probably what i'm going to find someplace up here. >> they fought to focus through the evening shadows. brian, in his super cub, equipped to fly low and slow, skimmed the trees and rocky peaks. >> you get into a place called black canyon, which is, you know, vertical cliff walls and black timber down

we have web cam video showing the park a little smokey still. they excited to have visitors back in the park. >> we have had to change a lot of plans we had a lot of plans change. as we get a look outside this morning it is 60 in san jose. let's head over to check out how temperatures head out for today. our temperatures from the upper 50s at 8:00 to 79 degrees, much cooler today. here is a look at our micro climate. the coast will be in the low to mid-50s. you have a warning for drivers through the east bay. >> we'll show this to you. it is all moving as you would imagine. there are cones reported in the roadway. it was right around west 80. the slowing has a bunch of cones that are on their side. we don't want anybody to get wedged under the car. watch out for crews as well. this includes the bay bridge toll plaza. back to you. >> thanks. >>> coming up, breaking news out of italy. new images after a bridge collapsed with people on top of it right there. you can just see all of that debris there on the ground as the bridge collapsed. it is not

smokey robinson.ing my longest friend in the world went home to be with our father. i will miss her so much, but i know she is at peace. >> and he saw her a few days ago at her home in detroit. barbra streisand said it's difficult to conceive of a world without her. >> quincy jones wrote that he treasured every moment they spent together, on the steps of the memorial or hangin' in the kitchen. >> adele wrote, i can't remember a day in my life without aretha franklin's voice and music filling up my heart. and fans have been sharing their favorite memories of aretha on stage. like this time when she performed on b.e.t. and the moment she tossed that wig right off. >> do we have that video? wait for it! there it is. feelin' herself. and then take a look there. an epic nearly five-minute national anthem before the lions game on thanksgiving 2016. people kept thinking she was finished. >> no. >> but wait, there's more. >> they figured the lions had been waiting a while for a super bowl victory, they can wa

. >> it is another smokey start. we will see filtered sunshine today temperatures will be nice and cool we see hazy sunshine as temperatures head up into the upper 80s. we'll be from 59 in half-moon bay. san francisco high of 64 and 85 in san jose. we have a look at this through the east bay and south bay. >> yeah. it is getting rough out there in the same spot. i want to talk to you about a crash that was reported by chp. >> just up ahead there was an earlier crash at story road that was blocking one of the lanes. we are expecting to see heavy slowi slowing. back to you. >> thank you. >>> coming up next, a trip to mexico, why you may hit turbulence. >>> and later, why a pregnant woman's poppy seed bagel get her in trouble almost to the point that her newborn daughter was taken away shortly after giving birth. more details at 6:25. you're watching today in the bay. good morning - and happy >> it will be in the upper 50s and heating up throughout the day. we'll talk about the air quality and if it will improve and whe

the legendary clark sisters, ariana grande, faith hill and reflects from franklin's family, also smokey robinson and former president, bill clinton. let's go to detroit. fredricka whitfield has been there. we are all waiting for chaka khan. shirley caesar had the spirit within her from that first word. listening to the former president, bill clinton, saying he was first a groupie and making note, she has sung for america. indeed she has. >> reporter: oh, yeah, she is an american sweetheart, a national treasure. there is a lot of love in this house, as they say. you can feel it. you can feel just how aretha franklin touched so many people, let alone detroit. they claim her as their, you know, native daughter. she was born in memphis, but she and the family eventually moved here to detroit. this would be home. what we have seen today is a real tribute, a serious home going for the queen of soul. as you mention, faith hill was among those right out of the gate who brought the house down. it was faith hill who was invited by aretha franklin to join her on her album that she co-produced. she

later today, former president bill clinton and the singer smokey robinson are due to join mourners inh more musical tributes from the likes of stevie wonder and ariana grande. little in aretha franklin's life was ever anything less than spectacular. in death, little is proving any different. and that is the simple reason why aretha franklin will be remembered long after today. chris buckler, bbc news. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik is in detroit. a real sense that the people of that city wanted to say emily proto farewell to someone who had had such an enormous impact —— a proper farewell. detroit has so much pride to the fact they can call aretha franklin their own. she gave no instructions of how she wanted to be honoured so it was up to the family and the city to plan every last detail and make sure it matched her greatness. we have seen the tribute events all week rising to the occasion and this funeral is supposed to be no exception. in this temple behind me there are going to be dignitaries who will speak, more than two dozen artists across gospel than two dozen artists across go

that will help smokey skies through tonight and into the weekend. it remains below average for next week. we will see the marine layer in the late night and early morning hours and hour by hour as we take a look here we start to see ar clearing. there will be some warming, not a lot, but a little warmer tomorrow afternoon. temperatures in the low 50s to low 60s. clouds and fog to start off your day and for the afternoon, still on the hazy side but not as bad. as it has been today with the smoke, temperatures will look like this, 84 in concord. 80 in san jose, 80 in santa rosa. 67 in san francisco, 66 in half moon bay, very comfortable. hazy sunshine for your saturday, change on sunday. temperatures will go from the mid 60s to low 80s. it will continue monday, tuesday, through wednesday. and then the winds begin to increase on friday and it will push some of that smoke out of here. that is encouraging news. >> with midterms across the country, a big push to >>> or ni >>> org nieszers of burning man want to get rid of the stops. they say it is a attem

stevie wonder towards the end, probably the most emotional thing was smokey robinson.them left from their old neighborhood. now it's just him. >> you knew her so long and so well. i think on the day that she died we talked about gumbo and all sorts of things. >> yep. >> i wonder what you think she's looking down and thinking about all this, roland? >> trust me, she's loving it. she's loving it. president bill clinton said even he wanted to see her, what she had on, the gold dress and the wardrobe changes. she's the queen. she loved the pageantry. last nitrogen fghtnight, jennif she was going to see aretha and whitney said you're going to see the queen? she takes that seriously, that queen stuff. so she would enjoy all of this. really also and appreciate what folks have to say because that's what she did. the way we connected, she sent an e-mail to my office saying she was a fan of my work. when you hear brenda lawrence talk about that, she made those phone calls and appreciated other people and showed her gratitu gratitude, so folks are showing gratitude here. i can gu

others are yet to speak, so there is some way to go in the funeral of aretha franklin and that was smokey robinson. the headlines on bbc news... a 21—year—old man who plotted to kill the prime minister in a suicide attack has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 30 years. an independent review into the death of several babies at shrewsbury & telford hospitals trust is to be expanded, after more than a dozen further allegations of poor care. and thousands of people are gathering in detroit for the funeral of legendary soul singer aretha franklin. a quick look at the markets with the footsie closing down and the dax is down in germany. it is the film review in a moment. coming up on bbc news, jose mourinho said he would still be the special one even if he does not win the title at manchester united, who have made their worst start to a season in years. he said his reputation as a great manager cannot be tarnished. we will have reaction from southampton where moeen ali has given england control of the fourth test against india and we will be live in newport ahead of the wo

you think smokey robinson has adjusted the way he used his voice.> yeah, absolutely. it's an adjustment that every, you know, master artist, you know, comes to terms with. but they handle it. she certainly did. >> trace: it's amazing. final thought. final thing that you remember most about the queen of soul. >> just the impact -- >> trace: so many things. >> i have to say there's not one living major artist today that cannot truthfully say that they haven't been impacted and influenced by her. that says it all. >> trace: greg, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> trace: we're going to continue to watch the funeral of aretha franklin. keep in mind, jennifer holiday is still set to sing. so is stevie wonder and more speakers. we'll follow along and bring it back to you. we're coming back. stay with us. if you have psoriasis, ... little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats moderate to severe plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're al

we are tracking southeasterly winds, bringing in the smokey conditions out there. we'll talk about the air quality and fire weather conditions out there coming up in a few minutes. first our current conditions, 61 in concord, 59 oakland and san francisco in the mid-60s. san josi is mild to start, and santa rosa 59 degrees. satellite and radar showing high pressure building and strengthening for us, giving us highs 2 to 5 degrees warmer than yesterday afternoon. this area of low pressure will moon cooler weather later in the week. we are tracking areas of morning low clouds and fog, especially along the coast and parts of the bay. in the afternoon today, sun for most of us but patchy clouds along the coast and highs warmer in the middle of the week. the mendocino complex fires here, gusty winds up to 30 miles an hour this morning, and temperatures in the 70s to start the day. humidity is 15% to 20%, still dealing with the heat. highs will be around 95 with strong gusty conditions, watching that closely as firefighters try and get a handle on the fires. moderate air

expected to offer words are president bill clinton reverend jesse jackson as we just saw there and smokey robinson former front man of the miracles. absolutely we can add to that clive davis stevie wonder only they go to be absolutely faith hill in their. on the ground are supposed to be relatively soon in the kind of morning lineup gospel greats will be taking the stage the clark sisters certainly caesar yolanda adams. and then things are going to really build up by i understand the afternoon they'll be performances by jennifer jennifer hudson and stevie wonder and you really see what an impact she had on american culture on all around the world you see such a diverse array of people who are present here to remember her and the organizers they gave in fact said that this is a service this is not a show you know a little difficult to remember that given given given who's in attendance today if there was a show last night wasn't there definitely was a show last night that was quite spectacular because more than fifty of her musical colleagues and and friends and fellow artists took to the

motown singers smokey robinson dedicating his song to his childhood friend. and they were touching tribute from a reese's own family. you know monna worst once again. thank you for loving me. thank you for believing in me. thank you former u.s. president bill clinton also paid his respects. she war trying. to get her she. sees how good she gives. and she can't get everything. she was a soldier i think there was no getting away from the prejudice thing it's more men had to as a come she was a back one and then a white man where our seat and hope klaus followed a good right now is time and a clown the queen. and this is a good pint for a queen specially the queen of cell. a short while ago i spoke to vita genest shannon case and from detroit's the city everything i think called home told me about the mood in the city yeah you know we did the builders are little. for the peek out of life there were dozens of peek out of lakes driving to the future all sold out was just a sight to see i was in the park we call the campus marches in the middle of the troy that are

expected to attend the former president bill clinton and musical celebrities like stevie wonder and smokey robinson the seventy six year old died of cancer earlier this month after a career spanning more than six decades. yet. they sing for a recent franklin a homecoming song for the queen of soul mourning and paying tribute to franklin in her hometown of detroit. she would be deeply honored and appreciate the real thing to people for pleading their ford out of every test of new lynn rivers of this city and country so to travel alone miles to recognize her genius thousands lined up for the free concert organized by the singers family here irene signed to franklin's grandchildren took to the stage to think the crowd and it's heartwarming to see all the love and all the support that you guys gave us and i just want to say thank you and that we appreciate you so much from the bottom of our hearts. franklin's sister in song patti labelle also paid her respects my roof. oh my. for her fans it was a final sendoff for their queen of soul. i think she added something. in her life she brought somet

other guest presenters at the funeral include bill clinton, smokey robinson, and stevie wonder. >> reporter: aretha franklin got the red carpet treatment one final time as her casket arrived at detroit's greater grace temple. inside, thousands packed the church to pay their final respects to the queen of soul. >> lower you gave is a queen, a true queen, royal and we thank you >> reporter: franklin is being remembered as a civil rights activist and a woman did not always have an easy life. >> we watched aretha bear her crosstown here. -- her cross down here. she had to work when she did not get paid. she was a black woman and a white man's world. >> reporter: performers paid tribute as well. [ music ] >> you make me feel like a natural woman. i ss you my body. >> reporter: today's funeral ends almost a week of tributes to the a tine -- 18 time grammy award winner. they waited in line since thursday afternoon after hearing some fans would be allowed inside the church for what was originally an invitation only event. >> it was worth the. this is a historical event. and i'm so glad to be a part

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expect to hear jennifer hudson moments ago we just finished hearing from her near and dear friend smokey robinson they grew up together they've been in the music business for so long together as so many people just wanted to make sure that they were there to experience that you even mentioned seeing their own hero but for many people who are going to leave the math a good deal of the past that there are so many of them will move the ball in life but more of that now the ball could not wait to see him just pay their respects to the queen of soul be definable that's what you see yeah you actually had something funny that that one of the bishops said at the beginning of the ceremony he was basically chiding people who were trying to scramble to get one of those programs saying hey guys you know don't fight over them they'll be up on e-bay probably a little bit later we also heard reverend jesse jackson speaking for example i'm saying she was a feminist before feminism was popular she was a civil rights activist before that was popular this is very much a religious service as well as a celeb

we have smokey robinson and jennifer holliday. smokey knew aretha since they were 8 years old.e on as well. aretha franklin was her idol. i cannot wait. >> she is on the cover of every american newspaper this morning. everyone with the stunning, stunning farewells to her and all these papers. it is really just -- she touched everyone in a great moment. >> must watch for sure. >> she deserves all of the a add -- adulat oirions. >>> now to cnn money. the chinese delegation is coming to washington, d.c. for trade talks. investor s of the two countries have been trying. the biggest winners on wall street were boeing, caterpillar and walmart. walmart with the best u.s. sales growth in a decade. same-store sales boosted by the grocery business. walmart is a supermarket power house. it is battling whole foods. digital sales surged 40%. some analysts have been worried that walmart's digital side is slowing. >>> tesla ceo elon musk does not regret sending the tweet. he has no plans to stop using social media. last week, musk stunned investors tweeting he secured funding for a buyout. th

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