president bill clinton and musical celebrities like stevie wonder smokey robinson the seventy six year old died of cancer earlier this month after a career spanning more than six decades. they sing for a reason 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 appreciative of things that people for three days at ford out of every test of the new lynn rivers of this city and country so to travel long 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. her. 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 her death she brough

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

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

her family and friends were joined by stars such as stevie wonder, smokey robinson and ariana grande,heir own tributes to what former us president bill clinton — who was also there — called the voice of a generation, if not the century. our 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, numberone. 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 th

stevie wonder, smokey robinson all on the program today and we just got our hands on the program thats are greeted with to see this beautiful picture of aretha franklin and inside just an incredible collage of photographs spanning so many different portions of her life, her career. and you see this incredible bio of how her life spans and how she touched the lives in music, politics, civil rights, american culture and sports. and two guests i have that with me right now can help tell their personal stories of how she personally touched their lives, gospel singer shirley cesar and former detroit pistons star nba great isaiah thomas. i know your hearts are so heavy looking at you you today. this is a tough day for you, isaiah. >> it's a very tough day. even though you knew last couple months that she was sick and you knew this day was coming and you thought you would be prepared for it but now that it's here it's overwhelming around i think what's helping all of us is the turnout and the show of love she's receiving from the world because she found a way to touch so many of us so person

featured speakers include stevie wonder, smokey robinson, jennifer hudson, and former president bill morning about a ground beef recall, they say the meat in question was sold at safeway, albertson's, pack and safe, and von's stores in california. >> we told you about this yesterday during the morning show. 12 tons of ground beef may be contaminated with e. coli. the recalled meat was packed on august 16th and has a use or freeze by date of september 5th. shoppers can return it for a full refund. if you want to check out the link to the full list of recalled products, it's on our website, abc7news.com. and the app. >> the attorney for one of the ghostship fire suspects accuses the judge who reflected a plea deal of a conflict of interest. derrick almena and max harris agreed to plead no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. that's in exchange for prison sentences that many victims' families said were too lenient. the judge rejected the deal saying almena showed no remorse. almena's attorney now wants the agreement restored because the judge failed to disclose he had lost

featured speakers include stevie wonder, smokey robinson, jennifer hudson, and former president bill clinton. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let's start in the north bay where we have clear lake at 51. remember last week when you were having lows in the 60s and 70s? you're the coolest now. the rest of us in the mid to upper 50s with vallejo at 59, along with san rafael, one of our warm spots. santa rosa, petaluma, and american canyon at 57. 58, lafayette. cupertino, 59s elsewhere. brentwood, tracy, san ramon, san carlos, redwood city, 55 in daly city. here's a look at san mateo bridge. looking westbound, which means yo l more out there this morning than yesterday morning. watch out for that. that's why we put caution, i did, on your commute planner for the next two hours or so. a damp morning if you're out on the ferry because of the drizzle out there. andng to be kind of a clear and cool, at least air wise, pollution if you're taking mass transit. let's talk about the south bay where we have cloudy conditions and 62 at 8:00. starting to se

ariana grande it, faith hill, stevie wonder, smokey robinson.e in prison with a minimum term of 30 years. fresh allegations of poor treatment are to be investigated at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust, where an investigation is already under way into the deaths of several babies. the number of elderly people needing round—the—clock care will almost double in england over the next 20 years. here's your business headlines on afternoon live: diy retailer homebase has entered a compaany voluntary agreement backed by over 95% of its creditors. it means the new owners hilco, which bought the diy chain forjust £1, will go ahead with a three year turnaround plan which is likely to see 42 stores close and slashing rents at 70 stores by anything up to 90%. coca—cola is buying the costa coffee chain from owner whitbread in a deal worth £3.9 billion. whitbread, which also owns the premier inn hotel chain, had been planning to demerge costa, but said the coca—cola deal offered a far better return for shareholders. ticket reseller viagogo is being taken to co

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

ahead, stevie wonder and smokey robinson will join us as we explore more of aretha franklin's legacy. kennedy center honors, i was there that night, you don't know who's coming out to perform. so when she came out on stage, when she opened up with "natural woman," half the fun was looking at aretha and looking up to see carole and then see the obamas. it was electrifying what you saw that night. very special. >> that song's giving me chills. i've had the chills the whole last day. it's like i've been in a meat locker. >> you do hear her music differently knowing you're never going to get a chance to hear it live again. she said later that night was one of the most special nights of her life to be there. >> to see the smile on carole king's face. it made her proud. >> special to be in the audience. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." here are three things you should know this morning. the jury in the bank and tax fraud trial of former trump campaign chairman manafort began its second day of deliberations a short time ago. jurors submitted four questions to the judge yesterday. inclu

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

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

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

. >> kevin, a star-studded lineup is set to pay their respects this week, including, smokey robinson, stevie wondernnifer 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 talked about

that was stevie wonder, of course. smokey robinsonthe middle of that were these two plush blocks, where they had mansions and all that, right in the middle — it was an amazing place. and so they lived on one of those blocks, because reverend cl franklin was of course one of the biggest ministers in the country. and so we went around to see their new house, which was a mansion. we're walking through the house to see, and i hear this little voice and a piano playing somewhere in this room, and this voice coming. and i peek in, and there is aretha sitting at the piano, playing and singing almost like she did as an adult. she was probably only about five years old, but that's how i first met her. yeah, and what was it like performing with her side by side, smokey? you guys did that many times. well, you know, it was always wonderful to do anything with aretha. aretha was, like i said, my ace, she was my baby. yeah. and so we were really, really close. and to do anything with her was always a joy. smokey, can you talk a little bit about th

president clinton, over the next several hours, we will hearfrom president clinton, smokey robinson and stevie wonderjust reflecting her roots in the church but also her life as a civil rights activist and a strong proponent of women's rights, who really changed american culture. thank you very much. and we may well have more from detroit over the course of the hour. a new study suggests that the number of people aged 85 and over who need round the clock care in england, will double in the next 20 years. researchers from newcastle university are warning that relying on unpaid, informal carers, such as family members, isn't a long—term solution. the government says adult social care reforms will be unveiled this autumn. here's our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. we are living longer and more of us will need help in our old age. today's research spells out the pressures that brings. the number of people in their mid—80s with complex health problems who need 24—hour a day support will double within two decades. researchers calculate by 2035, there will be nearly half a million people aged 85

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 gave it their very brass in a concert in detroit even though the consensus was nobody can sing like a wreath. right . you're. wrong. it was

president clinton, reverend al sharpton and reverend jesse jackson, tyler perry, smokey robinson, jennifer hudson, and stevie wonderhe service through our app and on abc7news.com. it is expected to begin friday at 6:30 a.m. our time and last about six hours. >>> well, tonight veterinarians at the lindsey wildlife hospital in walnut creek are fighting to get an injured eagle back up in the air. the struggle is even more frustrating because investigators say that majestic bird was shot. for this injured golden eagle, the flight to the examination room was in the arms of veterinarians. they were examining the progress of the bird's injured right wing. the 6 1/2 pound female was discovered last week in pittsburgh, but vets at the lindsey wildlife hospital were stunned when they x-rayed the injured bone. >> notice the pellet right there. >> a lot of nuisance animals will sometimes get shot. it's hard to see why would somebody shoot an eveningle? >> fortunately, they say the pellet missed the joint area. but after removing it, the amount of damage was severe enough to require surgically implanted pins. >> and i secured t

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

performed at venues like the fox theatre, people like smokey robinson, the temptations, diana ross and, of course, the legend that is stevie wondernklin from the age of four years old. he saw her in herfinal days, and as recently as two months ago talked about collaborating with her again. there's a song that i had written called the future, and we were going to sing it together. and so, er... he clears his throat. i,er... i thought i had cried my last tear. i said i would get it together. i wanted and i did want to see her, so i decided on monday i would go, so i flew out from la to detroit and went to see her, and spoke with her. she wasn't able to speak back, but her family felt that she could hear me, and so ijust said all the things that i wanted to say, and told her to say hello to my sister. hey! written and produced by mr stevie wonder, called me late one night and said, re, i've got a song for you. i said, i'll take it! he said, send somebody down to get it. # yo—ho, yeah yeah yeah yeah... the greatest gift for me was when i heard her sing till you come back to me. when she sings your song, she takes it and you don't get

, performed at venues like the fox theatre, people like smokey robinson, the temptations, diana ross and of course the legend that is stevie wonderfinal days and as recently as two months ago talked about collaborating with her again. there's a song that i had written called the future, and we were going to sing it together. and so, er... he clears his throat i,er... i thought i had cried my last tear. isaidi i thought i had cried my last tear. i said i would get it together. i wanted and i did want to see her, so i decided on monday i would go, so i flew out from la to detroit and went to see her, and spoke with her. she wasn't able to speak back, but her family felt that she could hear me, and so ijust said all the things that i wanted to say, and told her to say hello to my sister. hey! written and produced by mr stevie wonder, called me late one night and said, re, i've got a song for you. i said, i'll take it! he said, send somebody down to get it. # yo—ho, yeah yeah yeah yeah...# the greatest gift for me was when i heard her sing till you come back to me. when she sings your song, she takes it and you don't get it back, and

president bill clinton will be speaking, jesse jackson, smokey robinson, her close friend, and also there will be performances from stevie wonderll showing the immense impact that aretha franklin had on this country. in america, her music is almost the soundtrack to american history. after the funeral she will be taken with the funeral procession that includes the casket that carried rosa parks and cadillacs that will take her to the cemetery, a nod to her song on freeway 0f that will take her to the cemetery, a nod to her song on freeway of love where every last detail has now been planned out for the queen of soul. thank you. coca—cola is to buy the uk's biggest coffee chain, costa, from whitbread in a deal worth nearly £3.9 billion. coca—cola said it planned to make costa into a global brand. our business correspondent manuela saragosa is here. we have to wonder why whitbread wa nts to we have to wonder why whitbread wants to sell something that has proved so profitable. the simple a nswer proved so profitable. the simple answer is taken the brand as far as it can go. under coca—cola, costa can now go global because coca—col

former president of the united states jesse jackson and smokey robinson and the musical acts nineteen of them will include faith hill stevie wonder and ariana grande day so that will be the end of the four days of tribute even then that will not be the last you will have heard of a wreath of frankly here in the city of detroit where she was raised and that's because people are talking about creating a museum in her honor to remember her both for her music and for her civil rights act so she'll be remembered here for quite some time john hendren then detroit for us thank you very much. the democratic republic of congo is home to the world's second largest rain forest and the government now plans to end the ban on industrial logging concessions and by mentalists say an area the rain forest the size of france is at risk as marc webb reports. it takes about eighty years for a tree like this to grow in just a few minutes to cut it down. and any jobs here in the east of the democratic republic of congo when he was a teenager to starve a pombo learn to use a chain saw and how to survive the illegal question itself when done in this is m

bill clinton, smokey robinson and stevie wonder. the celebration of aretha franklin's life comes two weeks after her death from pancreatic cancer. more on this as it gets underway. meanwhile, washington saying farewell to john mccain. we're awaiting the arrival of the senator's casket on capitol hill where he will lie in state. friends and colleagues gathering there for an emotional goodbye. good morning, i'm sandra smith live inside "america's newsroom." >> jon: good morning to you, i'm jon scott in for bill hemmer. mourners gathered if phoenix yesterday to celebrate the life of the six-term senator. joe biden lost his son to the same aggressive form of brain cancer and larry fitzgerald who became friends with mccain in the last few years. >> john was a hero. his character, courage, honor, integrity. i think the thing understated is his optimism. that's what made john special. made john a giant among all of us. >> many people might wonder what a young african-american kid from minnesota and a highly decorated vietnam war hero turne

jennifer hudson, stevie wonder and faith hill are amongst the 19 performers will take the stage inside the greater grace temple "e.t." 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 o

bill clinton, smokey robinson and stevie wonder.al of the senator's casket on capitol hill where he will lie in state. friends and colleagues gathering there for an

stevie wonder, faith hill, and jennifer hudson are expected to perform. aretha franklin's private funeral service set for friday will be at greater grace temple . 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 an

celebration of life because we're going to be hearing from stevie wonder as well, a long-time friend, chaka chan wi khan with her musical tribute. smokey robinsoning letter as he looked down at the gold-plated casket of aretha franklin and how he's going to miss his friend. wolf, this is a beautiful ceremony, a tribute to the queen of soul, but there's a lot of love here. you can feel it. there's a lot of spirituality. it is full. >> certainly is. not only former president bill clinton, i think i saw eric holder in the crowd, the former attorney general of the united states during the obama administration. he's going to be speaking as well, right? >> that's right. eric holder will be speaking. former president bill clinton. you know, what's so remarkable, there's so many remarkable things about aretha franklin, but she was not political. she would tell you she was not political, but she was in the political arena in so many different ways. of course, during the civil rights movement. she was involved in three presidential inaugural celebrations. the first one being in 1977 with jimmy carter and then bill clinton, who is on deck to speak today.

performed at venues like the fox theatre, people like smokey robinson, the temptations, diana ross and, of course, the legend that is stevie wonderbout collaborating with her again. there's a song that i had written called the future, and we were going to sing it together. and so, er... he clears his throat. i,er... i thought i had cried my last tear. i said i would get it together. i wanted and i did want to see her, so i decided on monday i would go, so i flew out from la to detroit and went to see her, and spoke with her. she wasn't able to speak back, but her family felt that she could hear me, and so ijust said all the things that i wanted to say, and told her to say hello to my sister. hey! written and produced by mr stevie wonder, called me late one night and said, re, i've got a song for you. i said, i'll take it! he said, send somebody down to get it. # yo—ho, yeah yeah yeah yeah...#. the greatest gift for me was when i heard her sing till you come back to me. when she sings your song, she takes it and you don't get it back, and that's what she did. # give me a freedom like this. # i'm gonna walk back... she was just con

leaders such as president bill clinton, her close friend smokey robinson, and also some star—studded performances from the likes of stevie wonderwhere i can they are expecting pink cadillacs to line the way one her casket finally takes its journey to the cemetery. the pink cadillacs is a nod to her son freeway 0f pink cadillacs is a nod to her son freeway of love. thank you very much. when you're 250 miles above the earth, travelling at five miles a second, even a tiny hole can cause a world of problems. so an astronaut on the international space station has come up with a low—tech solution to a worrying loss of air pressure. the crew has been dealing with a leak, probably caused by a collision with a fragment from a meteorite. german astronaut alexander gerst has tried to plug the two—millimetre problem with duct tape. mission control says the crew of six is in no danger. earlier i spoke to professor monica grady — a space scientist who specialises in meteorites, and began by asking her whther events like this are a frequent problem for the iss. yes, it is. everything up there is hit by these grains that are whizzing through s

smokey robinson, who's spoken the last couple weeks so beautifully about their relationship going back to their childhood years. jennifer hudson, stevie wonderey caesar, who spoke about what it was like to grow up with aretha franklin and being invited to the white house. influential pastor bishop t.d. jakes was part of the opening remarks. let's listen in. >> from the palaces in england singli singing for the queen, to popping up in the backseat of a car in the middle of a commercial, aretha was everywhere. she was classy enough to sing on the most prominent stages in the world, but she was homegrown enough to make potato salad and fry some chicken. in a class all by herself. >> a funeral fit for a queen. aretha franklin's body was bought to this church in a 24-karat gold plated casket. the legendary singer who transcended so many genres died earlier this month at the age of 76 after advanced pancreatic cancer. there have been thousands of people who have come out here at the church who celebrated her life. if you have been anywhere close to detroit in the last two weeks, you will see it. it is palpable that people have been touched by aret

jackson bill clinton smokey robinson will all speak and then there will be nineteen bands playing there so a concert as well that includes faith hill ariana grande day and stevie wonder and after that after these four days of remembrance the legacy for the queen of soul is not quite over that's because people here in detroit have been talking about how to remember her and what they're talking about is perhaps a museum there's a columnist from the detroit free press rochelle riley who asked her writers what they wanted and that was it but they don't want it to be just a retrospective they're talking about a museum that would talk about the music and the civil rights legacy of the queen and sort of the queen of soul but also how that moves forward and how she influences civil rights and music in the years to come so it would be a living breathing tribute to the queen of soul. so john as you said it's the third day there were people have been honoring her and her legacy what's the atmosphere been like has the momentum diminished at all what are people saying. what's funny and most funerals you think of being a really sad event but that's not what we have seen especially

stevie wonder, faith hill, and jennifer hudson are expected to perform. aretha franklin's private funeral service is set to happen friday. speakers there include singer smokey robinson, reverend jesse jackson, and former president bill clinton. >>> from the queen of soul to the king of pop.'s celebration today to mark what would have been michael jackson's 60th birthday. his family will have their own celebration today in las vegas. another way fans plan to celebrate is by buying another copy of the thriller album. the eagles greatest hit recently passed it to become the best-selling album in the united states. jackson fans say they want that distinction back. here in the bay area, fans will honor the king of pop's birthday it will be held --. it will be held from 6-8 pm at the bay street center plaza. at the end, the audience will be asked to join in the celebration. >>> still ahead, are your emails being read by your service provider? i shudder to think. i do think my computer can read my mind. this may be why. the company that now admits to skinning users emails, and why they say they do it -- scanning users emails, and why they say they do it. just when you thou

jennifer hudson, stevie wonder, and faith hill are among the 19 performers who will take the stage inside the greater grace temple. ♪ freedom "e.t." has also confirmed smokey robinson cecily tyson will speak. >> it's sad. but she's still here with us. her music will live on forever. >> reporter: janet jackson, who drew up down the street from areith arks opened up to i heart radio about aretha's legacy. ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t ♪ take care tcb >> meanwhile her iconic hit respect shot to the top of itunes after her passing. her music also spiked on spotify and her album 30 greatest hits re-entered billboard's album charts, making it to number 7. her highest position on the charts in 46 years. online estimates put aretha's fortune at $80 million, but the actual number is probably less than that. the singer had money problems. her fear of flying limited her touring. and she owned the publishing rights to only a few of her hit songs. >> since you've been gone i wrote. million selling record. "think" i wrote. million-selling record. >> "e.t." has learned aretha died without leaving a will, but per michigan law franklin's four surviving sons are expected to split the estate. that

stevie wonder, faith hill, and jennifer hudson are all set to perform. aretha franklin's private funeral is scheduled for friday at greater grace temple and the speakers there include singer smokey robinson, reverend 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 60s -- 60th birthday plans are gathering to mark the occasion. family will have their own celebration today in las vegas. another way fans plan to celebrate, they are going to buy another copy of the thriller album because the eagles greatest hits recently passed it to become the best- selling album in us history. jackson's 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 . the last week the district announced it would have to eliminate half of the sports programs due to a budget shortfall. mark davis says sports are important part of the high school experience at that this donation will help keep kids dreams alive. the raiders donation comes after an anonymous donor gabe $35,000. a spokesperson says the district needs $50

that was stevie wonder on cbs television in the states this morning. singer smokey robinsonived on one of those blocks because reverend franklin was one of the biggest ministers in the country. we went around to see that new house, which was a mansion. we we re new house, which was a mansion. we were walking through the house, and i hear this little voice and a piano playing somewhere in this room. and this voice coming. i peeked in and there is a wreath sitting at the piano and playing and singing almost like she did as an adult, and she was probably just five like she did as an adult, and she was probablyjust five years old. that's how i first met her. what was it like performing with her side by side? you guys did that many times. it was always wonderful to do anything with aretha. she was like my ace, she was my baby. we were really, really close. to do anything with her was always a joy. can you talk a little bit about the cultural moment that both you and she embodied in america at a time when african—americans, it was a very tough part of american history. she was a c