smokey robinson lived behind her, and he is here to talk about his childhood friend. is bracing for flooding. millions are in the crosshairs and dangerous winds with sweeping through the heartland, and let's go back to rob, telling us about the winds. >> from the deep south to the midwest, this is oklahoma, four to five inches of rainfall fell to the southeast part of that state. they got hit two days ago, two fatalities from flash flooding and now this outside of birmingham, alabama, with winds there taking out this tent, injuring 12 people, 3 of them critically. the winds in tulsa, with 60-mile-an-hour winds there. here's the system itself as the trailing cold front stloelows d but this will kick off through pennsylvania today, and new jersey and new hampshire. strong winds, large hail and potentially a tornado as we go through time. michael, back to you. >> i feel like we should call robin a rob and say, dial in a nice weekend. >> we don't do it often. can we do it this weekend? >> the bank is open. always talking bank. >> thanks, rob. >>> we're going to turn to the

her long-time friend smokey robinson. known aretha franklin, he knew her from the time he was eight years old. also with us, jennifer holiday. what a voice, aretha franklin was her idol. she'll recall the time when she was 18 years old and had a chance to meet her idol. stick around. ♪ but in the game i lost you smez snows ♪ ooh, heaven is a place on earth ♪ uhp. i didn't believe it. again. ♪ ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth? ♪ i want to believe it. [ claps hands ] ♪ ooh i'm not hearing the confidence. okay, hold the name your price tool. power of options based on your budget! and! ♪ we'll make heaven a place on earth ♪ yeah! oh, my angels! ♪ ooh, heaven is a place on earth ♪ [ sobs quietly ] ♪ ooh, heaven is a place on earth ♪ you finished preparing overhim for college.rs, in 24 hours, you'll send him off thinking you've done everything for his well-being. but meningitis b progresses quickly and can be fatal, sometimes within 24 hours. while meningitis b is uncommon, about 1 in 10 infected will die. like millions

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

carb diets. >>> while we will always remember aretha franklin as the queen of soul, legendary smokey robinsonbaby baby, robinson and franklin performed together several times throughout the decades. but they grew up in the same neighborhood in detroit. smokey robinson joins us from glendale, california. smokey robinson, it is good to see you. >> gayle, my love, it's good to see you too. >> of course we're all thinking 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

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

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.

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

. >>> 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

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

cheering please receive motown great, mr smokey robinson. looking at smokey. i said, i want what you are drinking and eating! give smokey hand. idid not i did not know where you were going with that! laughter at eight years old, i am playing with my neighbourhood friends. we are shooting marbles because it was ina we are shooting 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

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. >>

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

her best friend, smokey robinson, telling a beautiful story about how he was 8 years old going to the la sal street house of aretha franklin to see the pastor, father franklin, cl franklin and he heard this music and a little voice. to open the door to find out it was a 4-year-old aretha franklin who sang like an angel. from that point on, they would have this beautiful, decades long, life-long relationship, sometimes collaborating on music. this is a tribute, indeed. it is a home going unlike most that people have seen. this also happens to be a place, you know, of worship for so many. there is spirituality here. you see it throughout the city of detroit. brooke? >> here she is. fred, thank you so much. the chaka khan. >> good evening. afternoon. ♪ ♪ ♪ anybody ask you ♪ where i'm going ♪ where i'm going, soon ♪ if you want to know where i'm going, yeah ♪ ♪ where i'm going real soon ♪ i'm going up yonder ♪ i'm going up yonder ♪ going up yonder ♪ i'm going up yonder to be with my lord ♪ ♪ i'm going up yonder ♪ going up yonder ♪ i'm going up yonder ♪ going up yonder ♪ i'm going up yonde

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

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

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 wooden‘s cr

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

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

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 stage and

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 something in h

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

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 celebration of

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

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

>>> 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

has also confirmed that clive davis and smokey robinson will speak. fans will be given the opportunity to say their good-byes on tuesday and wednesday. an open casket viewing for the public will be held at the detroit african-american museum of history. >> who do i listen to today? jennifer hudson. >> aretha franklin told "e.t." canada she was such a fan that jennifer was hand picked to play her in the upcoming biopic. the film is still scheduled to move forward. jennifer told "e.t." that role is a dream come rue. >> i'm ready. whenever that happens, it's like my dream role. especially involving music and acting. >> now, let's get to another big headline. our news desk has been working on. are the bing bang i'm sad to be saying good-bye to my family. it just happened yesterday, so i'm still trying to process all of it. we were there when we found out together and we're there to support each other and that's all there is to it really. that's why we've survived for this long is because we love each other. we're a family and we support each other. >> tha

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as you can see, live speeches from bill clinton and smokey robinson, host of entertainers performing.rianna grande. bill clinton will be speaking in a few moments. lauraingle has the latest, quite a memorial service already. >> it certainly has been. this has been, as they say, a tribute fit for a queen. aretha franklin, earning that moniker, queen of soul, when she was just in her 20s. that name bestowed kwon her from a d.j. in chicago once he heard her voice, he said that's it, she is the queen of soul. we have been listening to celebration of her life all day long. we can take you back inside with the cameras live there, anticipating former president bill clinton on the roster and on the list expected to speak at any moment. amazing musical tributes so far. 19 performers in all will be taking part in today's celebration of her life. celebrating her legacy. we heard from faith hill, arianna grande, we will hear from shaka kahn. deep words of respect, not just for the song she made famous but for the wisdom that she gave to so many of her fans. the words that she gave through those l

smokey robinson and former president bill clinton were two of those who delivered eulogies during the day-long event. we will take some time to listen to more of those tributes, later in the progr. >> woodruff: in the day's othero news, there' that russian intelligence bragged in 2016 that it had then-candidate trump "over a barrel." the associated press reports that justice department official bruce ohr related th to congress this week. ohr said it came from the author of a dossier on mr. trump's ties on russia. also today, washinobbyist samuel patten pleaded guilty tof illegal lobbyi a ukrainian group. it included steering money to the trump inaugural committee. in eastern ukraine, the leader of russian-backed sepatists died today in a cafe explosion. russia accused ukraine of assassinating alexander zakharchenko to destabilize the region. kiev denied it. b zakharchenkoecame head of the so-called "donetskeople's republic" in 2014 after rebels overtrew a regional governmen loyal to ukraine.ed the untates has formally ended support for the u.n.en that helps palestinian refugees. the s

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. >> kevin, a star-studded lineup is set to pay their respects this week, including, smokey robinson,vie wonder, jennifer hudson. fans have lined up around the building to say good-bye to the queen of soul, who is being remembered in royal fashion. the legendary singer was dressed head to toe in one of her favorite color -- red. high-heel pumps. her gold-plate cassette surrounded by dozens of roses. ♪ >> and this was a sight to behold. her casket arrived here in a 1904 cadillac white hears. aretha who was 76 died of pan cretic cancer 12 days ago. today, many of her fans broke down in tears as they said good-bye. how many people do you think are coming through to pay their respects to her. >> tens of thousands. >> they asked mourners to put away their cell phones before the viewing. and not to stop by the casket. >> she deserves the best. she belongs to detroit. iconic voice. she is royalty. >> meanwhile a free tribute concert for aretha will be held here in detroit on thursday night. among the headliners -- gladys knight. we spoke to her last night in new york at the u.s. open and she

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her family and friends were joined by stars such as stevie wonder, smokey robinson and ariana grande own tributes to what former us president bill clinton — who was also there — called the voice of a generation if not the century. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqbool reports from detroit. # it's marvellous # marvellous #. it is a day of giving praise for the life of a woman who made an unprecedented impact with her voice and with her soul. # it's marvellous #. a culmination of two weeks of tribute since the passing of aretha franklin. a public that adored her queued for hours to get inside the church to get a chance to say their final goodbyes to the queen of soul. i could not sit at home and watch it on television. being here really brings in the real feel of things. her message and what she represented for people who are of african descent in this country, number one. two, beyond that the music is healing, the music is powerful, the music isjoyful. # marvellous #. in paying their last respects to her before she's laid to rest, the stars and dignitaries who reflected the re

speakers include smokey robinson jesse jackson, and former president bill clinton. from the queen of soul to the king of pop, a celebration today . this would have been michael jackson's 60th birthday. fans plan to mark the occasion . his family will have their own celebration today in las vegas plan to mark the occasion . his family will have their own celebration today in las vegas way the fans will celebrate, they will be buying another copy of thriller brick the eagles greatest hits recently passed it to become the best selling album in american history. michael jackson fans want that distinction back. >>> the oakland raiders are donating $250,000 as part of an effort to save high school sports in oakland public schools. last week the district announced it would have to eliminate half of t sports programs due to a budget shortfall. raiders owner mark davis says sports are an important part of the high school experience and that this donation will help keep kids dreams alive. the raiders donation comes after an anonymous donor gave 35,000 $35,000. a spokesperson

since then we have heard also from her very close friend smokey robinson.ing her. there has been performances from pop star ariana grande to the country music star they fail. chaka khan and other solo artist. i guess thatjust really unrepentant highlights how aretha franklin cut across all of these genres and really influenced everyone. nada, just speaking about those musical tributes, we also heard from some very young talent. ariana grande for example. and a short while ago the last musical tribute came from the artist fantasia who won american idol in 2004. this fantasia who won american idol in 200a. this speaks of aretha's musical legacy on the young talent, the young musical talent. yes. musical legacy on the young talent, the young musicaltalent. yes. and then we're going to also hear from jennifer hudson. interesting is with all three of these artists they were speaking of how they were awestruck when they met her and how supportive she was of their talent. it is not just of them. whenever there up including artist would come to aretha franklin she

motown singers smokey robinson dedicating this song to his childhood friend. and they were touching tribute from a reese's own family. will be you know monna worst not to get in which means. thank you for loving me. thank you for believing in me as much as. former us president bill clinton also paid his respects. she worked. for she. she then how could you against god you. can't believe everything. was a soldier but there was no getting away from the prejudice this woman had as a calm she was a bad one man and a white man where i'll see hope klaus she fought a good fight now it's time to crown the queen. and this is a good fight for a queen specially the queen of sound. bites and genesis to hash out and case and joins us from detroit welcome to being w a joyful funeral rather than a sad occasion talk us through who's that what's happened so far. well the funeral i mean it is a joyous occasion i mean a wreath there has given the gift of music and her voice to us and you know what better way to share it with music you know people who've been there i mean i went

we will hear from legendary motown singer smokey robinson and "the late show" band leader jon batisteotebook" john dickerson looks at what we can learn from people's behavior when the cameras are not rolling. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. rolling. rolling. that -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com . -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, from $899, during sleep number's 'biggest sale of the year'. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to put your pedal to the metal. and now, all beds are on sale. save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus 24-month financing on all beds. only for a limited time. sleep number. proven, quality sleep. >>> good morning, ever it is fridauf the week! ina liv the bay bridge. >> it makes it seem like you don't like the job. >> i love my job but i love my weekends. >> what do you like more? >>

the featured speakers include stevie wonder, smokey robinson, jennifer hudson, and bill clinton. >> new details about a ground beef recall. the meat in question was sold at safeway, albertson's, pack and save, and vaughn's stores in california. we told you about this yesterday morning. 12 tons of ground beef may b e.. the recalled meat was packed on august 16th. it has a use or freeze by date of september 5th. shoppers can return it. you'll get a full refund. a link to the full list of recalled product is on our website. abc7news.com. also on our abc 7 news app. >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. we'll start with the temperatures in san francisco. very narrow margin from about 55 in the sunset to the financial and the ferry building at 58 degrees. just about everywhere dealing with mist and drizzle this morning. in san francisco, some of that is bleeding across to the east onto the bay bridge and into the east bay hills this morning. expect to use the windshield wipers and find damp spots on the road. we'll go caution for the morning commute. fer

yes, and you mentioned some of them there, but what an amazing group of people, people like smokey robinsonsembled inside the church behind me, notjust to pay tribute to what many people consider to have been america's greatest ever vocal talent, but also simply to an incredible life. it isa it is a day of giving praise for the life of a woman who made an unprecedented impact, with her voice and with her soul. a culmination of two weeks of tribute since the passing of aretha franklin. a public that adored her queued for hours to get inside the church, to get a chance to save their final goodbyes to the queen soul. —— the queen of seoul. i couldn't sit at home and watch it on television. being here really brings the real feel of things. what she represented to people of african descent in this country, number one, and beyond that the music is healing, powerful and joyful. to pay last respects to her before she was laid to rest where style a nd before she was laid to rest where style and dignitaries, reflecting the reach of aretha franklin's impactand a the reach of aretha franklin's impact a

president bill clinton and a host of musical celebrities including stevie wonder and smokey robinson the seventy six year old died of cancer on august the sixteenth after a career spanning more than six decades. they sing for aretha franklin a homecoming song for the queen of soul. mourning and on ring her in her hometown of detroit. she would be deeply honored and appreciate the effect that people for three days came forward out of every system you knew in prepress this city and country so to travel alone miles to recognize her and seeing that you franklin died aged seventy six of pancreatic cancer. thursday was the last day for the public to say goodbye she lay in the church where she began her career as a child singing gospel and where her father was a minister for more than thirty years. this was where our first four performed with her at that the lay in me so to come back and to see her in her father's church you know it isn't a story it's she was a. part of all our lives our sorrow so many times the cobo hall and all over and it worser and it's a full. of almost all of the reco