bush: thank you very, very much. i -- [applause and cheers] mr. bush: thank you all. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. thank you very, very much. thank you. thank you all very much. thank you so much. thank you. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. thank you very, very much. thank you. thank you all very, very much. thank you. thank you. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. thank you very, very much. i have many friends to thank tonight. i thank the voters who supported me. i thank the gallant men who entered the contest for the presidency this year and who have honored me with their support, and for their kind and stirring words, i thank governor tom kane of new jersey, senator, senator phil gramm of texas -- [applause and cheers] president, president gerald ford, and my friend, and my friend, president ronald reagan. [applause and cheers] i accept your nomination for president. [applause and cheers] i mean -- i mean to run hard, to fight hard, to stand on the issues and i mean to win. we are a lot -- [applause and cheers] there are a lot of great stories in politics about th

(laugh that was mr. bush. he had this lovely, sweet reticence. >> chris mentionerunning for the highest office in the land and, after his service, he was wildly popular overseas, in aedible moments inrican history and he's unable to turn that into a second term. what are we toutnderstand a why that happened? >> in some ways, i think he was n victim of success. hiow he so skillfully managed the cold war without a shot being fired and managed to form a coalition to expel iraqi forces from kuwait. in the aftermath of that, ihe thinad difficulty pivoting to focus concerns on people's lives at home. he was such a skilled, nuanced leader of international affairs, but at the point of his running for reelection, americans were very concerned about their health care and education and kids going to college, and those were issues much more in the wheelhouse of bill slinton, hi opponent. so i think that was one problem he had. the other problem he had, i think, is americans felt more comfortable electing someone who hadn'

bush's national security council shares her memories of mr. bush. and the story of how two veteran astronauts are competing in a game of capture the flag. that's the cbs news for this wednesday, thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green, have a great day. s wednesday, i'm anne-marie green, have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> you see oakland in the distance. clear conditions >>> we are going to check in with giana and mary. >> and you can see the north bay really getting hit with moderate to heavy rain. you can see yachtville as well getting that light to moderate even heavy rainfall. and then scene down towards richmond you can see over the bay. so a few showers right over san francisco and daily city and then as we head across the south bay near loss altos

[laughter] mr. bush: at age 90, george h.w. bush parachuted out of an aircraft and landed on the grounds in maine. the church where his mom was married and where he worshiped often. mother liked to say he chose the location just in case it did not open. his 90's, he took great delight when his closest pal, james a. baker, smuggled a bottle of grey bruce vodka into his -- goosee vodka into his hospital room. -- goose vodka into his hospital room. to his last day, dad's life was instructive. he taught us how to grow with dignity, humor, and kindness. when the good lord finally called, how to meet him with courage and the joy and promise of what lies ahead. one reason that dad knew how to die young is that he almost did it twice. mr. bush: when he was a teenager, a staph infection nearly took his life. a few years later, he was alone in the pacific on a liferaft, praying that his rescuers would find him before the enemy did. god answered those prayers. turns out he had other plans for george h.w. bush. for dad's part, i think thos

outside mr. bush's home, flags and flowers draped the entrance. tiffany utterson and her family were friends with the first family and laid a wreath to honor him. >> really great people. kind. gone out of their way for us personally. our family as well as the community that we felt like it was a good thing to come. pay our respects. >> reporter: mr. bush was a regular at houston sporting events. and at today's houston texans game, the team held a moment of silence for their most famous fan. mr. bush wasn't born in tex abut moved to the lone star state in the late '40s. first to west texas before settling in houston. he returned here after his presidency and became part of the fabric of the community. >> for those of us in houston, he wasn't just a president. he was our neighbor. >> reporter: houston mayor turner keps a picture of himself with the president on his desk. the president was always ready to use his considerable platform to help his adopted hometown. most notably after hurricane katrina and after hurricane harvey. >> he embraced the cit

bush and mrs. bush. i told this story and mrs. bush looked across the table, looked me in the eye, and i was thinking, here comes the motherly sympathy. [laughter] telegraphin'. he said, how do you think poor john grisham would feel? he has a very handsome man. [laughter] 0-2.was but it was a fair and funny point. as were so many of the points that barbara pierce bush made in her long inconsequential life. consequential life. no one as the enforcer, she was candid and comforting, steadfast and straightforward, honest and loving. barbara bush was the first lady of the greatest generation. as the fiance and then wife of a aviator, ii naval she waited and prayed in the watches of the night. during the war, she worked in a bolt's factory in new york and she joined george h. w. bush and the great adventure of texas. in 1948, 70essa summers ago. mother would send boxes of soap and detergent to her daughter on the grounds that they probably did not have that kind of thing in west texas. [laughter] es. bush raise the family, daughter, los

and i said, mr. bush, i can clearly see the boat. mr. bush, why do you need 900 horsepower? to beat the guy with 800 horsepower. i think it's evidence of a man who was competitive, even at the age of 85. he needed the horsepower to beat the guy that had 800. and i just love that about him because you need to be competitive in nature if you're ever going to run for office. he still had that. he still had that. >> great reflection, isn't it? >> it is. >> and robin took the opportunity during her time with the president to ask him about his legacy. here it is. >> now that you're 85 are you thinking about the l word, legacy. >> i'm thinking about the l word being life, life itself. but, no, i think my view on legacy, let the historians figure out what i screwed up and figure out what i got right. >> george h.w. bush at the age of 94 years old. so this christmas, take care of the hands that take care of you. that's me in back in 1987, when i gave isotoner gloves to all my teammates. now i have a different set of teammates. my family. and they all want isotoner gloves for christma

outside mr. bush's home, flags and flowers draped the entrance. tiffany utterson and her family were friends with the first family and laid a wreath to honor him. >> really great people, kind, gone out of their way for us, personally, our family as well as the community. so we felt like it was a good thing to come, pay our respects. >> reporter: mr. bush was a regular at houston sporting events, and at today's houston texans' game... >> in memory of president bush. >> reporter: the team held a moment of silence for their most famous fan. mr. bush wasn't born in texas, but he moved to the lone star state in the late '40s-- first to west texas, before settling in houston. he returned here after his presidency and became part of the fabric of the community. >> for those of us in houston, he wasn't just a president, he was our neighbor. >> reporter: houston mayor sylvester turner keeps a picture of himself with the first family on his desk. turner says the 41st president was always ready to use his considerable platform to help his adopted hometown, m

house speaker paul ryan is remembering mr. bush as a patriot.honoring mr. bush's service in congress, as cia director, vice president, and eventually president. ( mark )( mark )tomrorrow we expect to hear from those who knew the former president bush best...including his son and 43rd president, george w bush. that service will be happening at cathedral.( robin )thanks( robin )cathedral. ( robin )thanks ( robin ) most families in the paradise area had already seen pictures of their homes. but seeing them in person, can be a lot tougher. still, they are finding hope in little things that did make it through the fire. reporter jessica mensch has more from the returning residents. natssorting through what's left natsof the place she used to call home.becky dresser / resident: "rougher than i thought it would be."this is the first time becky dresser has been allowed back into old magalia, to take a look at her house destroyed in the camp fire.becky dresser / resident: "i had actually been out of town. so i didn't even have a chance to save anything when the fire

[laughter] mr. bush: at age 90, george h.w. bush parachuted out of an aircraft and landed on the grounds of saint ann's by the maine.kennebunkport, the church where his mom was married and where he worshiped often. mother liked to say he chose the location just in case the chute did not open. in his 90's, he took great delight when his closest pal, james a. baker, smuggled a bottle of grey goose vodka into his hospital room. apparently it paired well with the stake baker had delivered. to his last day, dad's life was instructive. he taught us how to grow with dignity, humor, and kindness. when the good lord finally called, how to meet him with courage and the joy and promise of what lies ahead. one reason that dad knew how to die young is that he almost did it twice. when he was a teenager, a staph infection nearly took his life. a few years later, he was alone in the pacific on a liferaft, praying that his rescuers would find him before the enemy did. god answered those prayers. turns out he had other plans for george h.w. bus

outside mr. bush's home, flags and flowers draped the entrance. these two were friends of the first family and laid a wreath to honor him. our family as well as the community that we felt like it was a good thing to come, pay our respects. >> mr. bush was a regular at houston sporting events. in memory of president bush, the team held a moment of silence for their most famous fan. mr. bush wasn't born in texas but he moved to the lone star state in the late '40s, first to west texas before settling in houston. he returned here after his presidency and became part of the fabric of the community. >> for those of us in houston, he wasn't just a president, he was our neighbor. >> reporter: the mayor keeps a picture of himself with the first family on his desk. turner says the 41st president was always ready to use his considerable platform to help his adopted hometown, most recently after hurricane harvey. >> he embraced the city and the city has embraced him back. >> reporter: the city of houston plans to honor him way tribute concert and since he wa

bush, america's 41st president. mr. bush's body will lie in state in the rotunda until wednesday morning when a state funeral will be held. the casket arrived here as the sun set over the nation's capitol, providing a breathtaking backdrop. mr. bush served the country from world war ii until the end of the cold war and beyond. he died friday at age 94, less than eight months after the death of barbara bush, his wife of 73 years. we begin here with nancy cordes, also at the capitol. >> reporter: in a moment made for the history books, the sun set over washington as the casket bearing the 41st president of the united states was carried up the capitol steps. awaiting it at the top, more than a dozen members of president bush's cabinet, along with his vice president, dan quayle, and an emotional 43rd president, george w. bush. inside the capitol rotunda, the speaker of the house paid tribute to a remarkable life. >> there was that image of him as a loving father reaching out to hold his son's hand at the national cathedral

bush's legacy. he was a devoted public servant who fought to defend our freedoms. he signed the bipartisan american with disabilites act which has had a lasting impact after this morning's memorial service...mr. bush's body will be flown back to texas.he will eventually be laid to rest at his presidential library in college station. ( mark )instead, eulogies (robin) (robin) (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... we are continuing to follow the latest on the late george h-w bush as they prepare for his funeral this morning. (robin) and then special council robert mueller is suggesting no jail time for michael flynn. we'll tell you why. (robin) but first... the san jose city council has made a decision on the ácontencious land saleá to google. welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. after some heavy overnight rainfall showers will linger throughout much of the morning with a few stray showers possible into the early afternoon. bits of sunshine are likely to peak through the clo

and i want to thank president and mrs. bush for joining us today. we are going to have a q and a. and we're going to start with you. >> ok. mrs. bush, when you married george bush, did you ever think that your life would take the course that it has, from raising a family to being the first lady and to watching your husband parachute from a plane on his 80th birthday? [laughter] >> i thought he might have parachuted on his birthday. but we were 19 and 20 when we married and i thought he was the greatest thing i ever saw, but i did not think he was going to be president. i would like to make one statement -- this big lump on my side is not mine. [laughter] >> what is it? >> it's this thing and i don't need extra bumps. [laughter] put it right out here. bad enough as it is. [applause] >> ok, i've got for both of you. one what were your happiest moments in the white house? >> oh boy, a lot of great ones and i guess for me, the happiest one was when we got the -- i was at camp david, when we heard that -- let me go back. the happiest was when the war was over in desert storm. i mean ju

bush. mr. bush came here to the bay area after the 1989 earthquake and he helped the bay area get critic help. nbc bay area christie smith joins us live after speaking with the city's mayor at the time about that presidential visit. christie? >> reporter: that is right. former mayor art agnos met the president in the days after the earthquake when he came here to san francisco. he described him as sympathetic and congenial when the city was facing the worst of

i love you, too," mr. bush said. those were his final words. mr. bush will lie in state in the capitol rotunda from monday through wednesday. a state funeral is being planned at washington d.c.'s national cathedral, and president trump has declared wednesday, december 5, a national day of mourning. we'll have more about the life and legacy of the nation's 41st president tomorrow. that's all for this edition of pbs newshour weekend. i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching. have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. seton melvin. the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. f the j.p.ndation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement cpany. ditional support has been provided by: and by the corporation fo

bush. >> jeff glor discussed the passing of mr. bush with the cbs chief white house correspondent major garrett and the long-time host of "face the nation," bob schieffer. >> bob, i was moved earlier by your reaction to all of this. i know it affected so many of us. talk about how rare these moments are and how important they are. >> well, i think they're very important because they're conducted in the capital which is the great symbol of our democracy, and we cannot help but be reminded that the strength of this o ovalues. it always has been, and so far it always will be. but i remembered one moment that was very human to me, and that was the emotion on the face of george w. bush. you know, he wrote a book about his dad back in 2014, and he said that he had planned not to publish it until after his dad died. and i said, so why didn't you? he said, i decided to publish it now because i wanted him to know how much i loved him. he really did, and his dad loved him. to me, that's the thing that i will take away from what we saw today.

mr. bush's life is a testament to the notion that public service is a noble, joyous calling. fittingly, last month came his final public act. he voted. >> president trump said today that air force one will transport president bush's casket from to washington on monday, where it will lie in state at the u.s. capitol. according to texas a&m university, he will be laid to rest later in the week on the grounds of his presidential library. you.thank >>> a father and son story like no other. two presints each presiding over the most significant events of our time. t and through all, drawing on a bond unique to our modern history. kristen welker on the presidents bush. >> reporter: they nd ared a name membership to the most exclusive club in american polics. george h.w. bush and hi eldest son george w. >> first and foremost, he was a great father. >> reporter: a passion for politics and public service. passed down from one generation to the >> he could reach for the stars, accomplished stuff. and sure enygh, t have. >> their bond punctuated by a lifetime ofparallels, both yale gradu

starting monday evening, mr. bush will lie in state in the u.s. capital rotunda. today the u.s. flag began flying at half staff at the white house, the capital, and other federal buildings for 30 days. mr. bushel served as the 41st president for one term, from 1989 to 1993. decades before entering the oval office, mr. bush led a life of public service, as a world war ii pilot, the cia, congressman, and vice president under ronald reagan. at his inauguration, mr. bush spoke of new beginnings as the cold war was start to wind down. >> a new breeze is blowing, and a nation refreshed by freedom stands ready to push on. there is new ground to be broken, and new action to be taken. >> reporter: in 2011, president obama presented mr. bush with the medal of freedom, the country's highest civilian honor. as he is laid to rest, his life and legacy will once again be celebrated. >> president trump has declared a national day of mourning for wednesday, december 5th. mr. bush will lie in state at the capital rotunda starting monday evening, and continuing until wednesday night. we will have

mr. bush served as the 41st president for one term, from 1989 to 1993. decades before entering the oval office, mr. bush led a life of public service, as a world war ii pilot, running the cia, as a congressman, and vice president under ronald reagan. at his inauguration, mr. bush spoke of new beginnings as the cold war was starting to wind down. >> a new breeze is blowing, and a nation, refreshed by freedom, stands ready to push on. there is new ground to be broken, and new action to be taken. >> reporter: in 2011, president obama presented mr. bush with the medal of freedom, the country's highest civilian honor. as he is laid to rest, his life and legacy will once again be celebrated. the former president will have two funerals, one here in houston on thursday, but the first on wednesday at the national cathedral in washington, d.c. juliet? >> yeah. courtney, the bush family has been such a huge presence for decades. i can imagine it's very somber there. what is the mood like in houston tonight? >> reporter: like you said, very somber. people have been

president and mrs. trump visited the bushes for about 20 minutes at blair house today. the two families have clashed in the past, but appear to have reached a detente, though mr. trump will not have a speaking role at tomorrow's memorial service at the national cathedral. at a conference today, jeb bush explained why. >> what people want to talk about is, well, why isn't the president giving the eulogy? and it's because we have a unique circumstance here-- my brother was president. you know? ( laughter ) it's like-- i'm sorry. >> reporter: outside the capitol, citizens from across the country waited to say goodbye. >> i just drove all night from boston, massachusetts. >> reporter: irene schaefer of san francisco brought her ten- year-old granddaughter. >> maybe once in a lifetime that you would, you know, see that, that everybody comes together. we're together, you know. we're not divided. >> reporter: inside the rotunda, we saw sports legends like peyton manning, and people who benefited from the americans with disabilities act, which mr. bush signed into law. the bush

bush last night. mr. bush is lying in state in the capitol rotunda. his casket was brought there from texas yesterday. the president died friday at his home in houston. tomorrow morning he'll be moved to the national cathedral for a state funeral. the president will be buried next to his wife and daughter on the grounds of texas a&m university on thursday. >>> later today, cia director gina haspel heads to capitol hill to brief senate leaders on the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. khashoggi was killed at the saudi consulate in istanbul two months ago. u.s. intelligence officials believe saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman at the very least knew about the plot to >> paris over the weekend exposed widespread discontent about the rising costs of living there. at least 130 people were hurt weave more from paris. >> reporter: in a cloud of teargas, french police run toward a group of protesters in paris. arc detriomphe, they yell "back up" and startgating the democrat starts who appear to be hurling stones at them. this footage was released by fre

bush and mr. bill clinton after their office, and we should hearken back and look at this for unity in this world, because as jesus said in the bible, e-house divided against itself will fall. under thisnation nation and god was america and hopefully we will move forward and use this as an example for things that we look forward to for a better interest and are better natures. thank you very much. host: rob gould continue to take your calls for the rest of his first hour of the program on the life and legacy of former president george h.w. bush. and a lot of pictures in the papers today, including this one in the new york times. they spread it over two pages. died -- president who who guided the nation at the end of the cold war, this family photo would've been in 1988 and you can see the former president , his son's who, of course later became president and jeb bush on the end here, who was the governor of florida. a candidate himself for president. right in the headline, mr. bush with his family

bush -- thank the lord for mr. bush, for the service he did. my prayer goes out to his family, because i lost my dad and i know how it is. i know what they are going through right now. we just need to be praying also for our president right now, mr. trump. he is facing a lot on his plate, and we need to be praying, america. we need to turn back to the bible. host: justin is calling from petaluma, california. i just wanted to respond to the last person who was speaking. when georgeager bush was the president. i have always been raised but we have had so many republicans before that, that when clinton won the we were, something hoping was going to happen. this last man is talking about wasbilly graham, i think it come went and saw the president. -- i think it was, went and saw the president. they prayed together and something. i just wanted to know if that gentleman knew that really graham was caught with a -- billy graham was caught with a prostitute. i feel sorry for the younger bush family. i would not want anybody in my family to die. i am re

here we are with mrs. bush, mr. bush and my husband leaves his phone on. who do you think calls? you know her. my mother. my mother calls. she doesn't know that we stayed over an extra day. and i was like, tim -- he goes, that's your mother and mr. bush, mr. president says, let me have the phone. he pranks my mother. he talked to my mother on the phone. she thought she was being funny because she thought she was talking to her daughter. are you all bushed out yet? >> oh, no. >> and he acted like it was the funniest thing. so his sense of humor was there. but he also -- my mother said to him, i saw you in person when you campaigned for re-election in cleveland and you could almost see the hurt in his face when he said oh, yes, but the winds had changed and the people didn't want me. all those years later, that still hurt him. >> yeah. >> we were talking about that earlier, that that lingers. >> you just saw on an old man's face that that still impacted him. it didn't stop him, of course, from going on to work with former president bill clinton, working for other causes. but my tho

this evening, the plane carrying mr. bush's casket arrived in his adopted hometown of houston. family and friends will attend a private funeral service tomorrow. we begin with a look back at a day already etched in american history. ♪ ♪ thousands lined the streets to pay their respects to the nation's 41st president. george w. bush, the son and 43rd president, waved in thanks as his father's procession passed the white house a final time, slowing en route to washington national cathedral. ♪ ♪ inside, thousands of mourners that included dignitaries, foreign and domestic, past and present. >> we receive the body of our brother george for burial. >> glor: all living presidents gathered for the state funeral. upon their arrival, president trump and first lady melania greeted the obamas. the trumps and clintons did not shake hands. finally, the bushes. former president bush provided a light moment with former first lady michelle obama by giving her a mint. the service itself was a mix of the somber and the celebratory. former canadian prime minister brian mulroney remembered

house speaker paul ryan is remembering mr. bush as a patriot.honoring mr. bush's service in congress, as cia director, vice president, and eventually president. tomrorrow we expect to hear from those who knew the former president bush best...including his son and 43rd president, george w bush.that service will be happening at the national cathedral. ( james ) and kron-4 will carry the president's memorial service uninterrupted tomorrow morning. it begins at 8 a-m but we will have extended coverage all morning long starting at 4 a-m. ( james ) breaking overnight... a 3-year-old was struck and killed by a driver in the parking lot at the somersville towne center mall in anitoch. the accident happened in the sears parking lot just after 7:30 last night. the child was rushed to a local hospital where she died from her injuries. the driver stayed at the scene and was cooperating with police. ( darya ) a big story this morning.. san rafael polcie are investigating a deadly shooting at pickleweed park. ( james ) kron 4's sara stinson is live in san rafael with the

bush is honored as a friend, colleague, and fathe mr. bush: i said, dad, i love you and you have been and ful father, and the last words he would say on earth wer "i lovyou, too." jane: awkward moments, to, as the current president sat nextss to his predeors, who have become frequent political targets. and mapping the very essence of our biology. how a massive genome project in the uk could hedi those with seases. welcome to our viewers on public television in the u.s. and arou the globe. by most accounts, it was a fitting sendoff for a president beloved by famd friends and respected by colleagues and rivals. today's funeral for president george h.w. bush in washington mixed humor and sadness, pturing the character of a man who stood out as a gentleman in politics.so hipresident george w. bush gave one of the most moving tributes.er our norta editor jon sopel starts our coverage. jon: a nation prepares to bid farewell to the last of the greatest generation. those political leaders who foht in the second world w and then served their coun

now, mr. bush will stay at the capitol until wednesday. there will be a memorial service at the national cathedral, then he'll depart to washington, return to houston for a private ceremony, and then, of course, he will be taking the train to college station where he will be laid to rest at his library. bianna? >> reporter: omar, thank you. norah and john, i spoke to a fellow houstonians here who said they will be lining up outside and they will be saluting their commander-in-chief and their neighbor as well is. so many in this city love him. >> thank you, buy iannbianna. the former president will be brought to houston where he served as congressman and president in the '80s. nancy is there this morning. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: the president will arrive at the capitol behind me and then he will be taken out by a military national guard and he will be taken up the steps behind me and into the capitol rotunda. george h.w. bush will be just the 11th president to lie in state in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol. the last was gerald fo

bush was president. a merkel spokesperson tweet add photo of her with mr. bush in the oval office when they first met in 1991. look at that. >> yes. >> i just spoke to the secret service. it was interesting. they said they'd been working obviously around 24/7 to coordinate this. but they were getting calls up until yesterday from leaders and dignitiaries saying we want to come and they have to coordinate that. >> it's a high class program that you have a lot of friends to come and bid you farewell. >> it is. and they said they accommodated everyone they were able to here. the day here in washington is -- well, in contrast to two days ago when the casket arrived when it was unseasonably warm and sunny. it's seasonably cool and cloudy today. but it's impressive to watch the long line much mourners here. it's a moment. >> it is. you think about the photo of angela merkel there with the president. last week she said that the former president george h. w. bush was the father of a reunified germany, the real impact he had on a floebl stage. let's go to nancy who

bush, and mrs. bush was our guest speaker. and she spoke and when she opened up for questions, one of the questions was, mrs. bush a lot of us know jeb better than george, or george better than jeb. how are they alike? how do they tiffer? and mrs. bush said she's been blessed to have a great family but she said these words. she said you could put all my boys together. and they would not equal their father. i thought that was powerful. so on november 30, 2018, america lost a great servant and i lost a great friend. president bush epitomized everything wonderful about america. and like his country, he was tough, strong, and kind. over the years, i was able to get to know the president and his family very well. my family and i had the opportunity to visit them in kennebunkport many summers. our days were spent playing basketball and sailing on the water, sharing and listening to president bush's stories until the sun went down. remember one basketball game , my daughters were playing, they didn't have tennis shoe, mrs. sh went an

i remember there was a small interview after his 90th birthday jump with 43 and mrs. bush and mrs. bush said he's going to do it again on his 95th. so we'll definitely go up and do a jump for him on his birthday on his 95th because that was his dream and if he was here, he would have found a way to make that happen. >> such a nice tradition you will carry on for him. speaking of mrs. bush, the first lady, what did she think about this practice of his? >> you know, it's funny. the first time i met mrs. bush was down in college station, texas. and i can recall the day just like it was yesterday. she walked up to me and she said, if you hurt him, i will kill you. and i think she would have killed me. >> she really put a fine point on it there for you. >> absolutely. >> you understood it was precious cargo that you had. >> that's right. >> there. so i understand that he wrote you letters afterwards. can you share some of those? >> you know, he has written me four letters and each one of those letters he refers to me as a friend. i think one of his statements, to say that we have a clos

mrs. bush always certainly protected him. there was a true love affair. you'd always see them holding hands or patting each other on the back or just making sure that each one of them was okay. working for president bush changed my life forever. having that opportunity to work with him and see him, especially how he loved and interacted with his family, when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you. hi, i'm joel osteen. i'm excited about being with you every week. i hope you'll tune in. you'll be inspired, you'll be encouraged. i'm looking forward to seeing you right here. you are fully loaded and completely equipped for the race that's been designed for you. >>> only twice in u.s. history has a father and son both been elected president of the united states. in the 1800s it was john adams and john quincey adams, and of course in our lifetime, george bush bishop and george w. bush. norah o'donnell spoke to the younger bush about 41. >> reporter: so much has been written about george herbert walker bush as a president

in maine another place bush called home, mr. bush hosted an annual liberty government raising money to support gary's house which provides a home away from home for the families of children hospitalized in and around portland and the as a child, he had a unique nickname. his mom reported he called him half half because he had a tendency to turn to the person next to him with whatever he had and say here, have half. we grew up the former president seem to spend his days trying to continue making that offer can convince others to do the same. >> i've spoken at a thousand points of life and involve the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the nation doing good, i will ask every member of my government to become involved. the old ideas are new again because they are not old and they are timeless. duty, sacrifice, commitment and a patriotism that finds its expression in taking part in pitching in. the former president is being described as many things today, selfish is not a word we have heard. jon. jon: elli

bush and mrs. bush since they left office. kerry are a few ago with his famous -- here we are human to go with his famous companion,, sully when i surprised him with a bush ada cap. we all mourn the loss of a great man. " morgan, good morning. caller: thank you for c-span. democratto say i'm a but i was at the highest respect for george bush. because of the example he set as a man at a father and as a husband. especially now compared to what we have in the white house today. thank you for c-span. calling from her beer, massachusetts. -- revere, massachusetts. mourn the loss of this great american. someone mentioned his friendship with bill clinton. carvey,y thing is dana the comic on saturday night live who spoofed him also became a close friend of george herbert walker bush and his family. that shows his character and ability to laugh at himself. my father was in the army air corps, and aviator during world war ii. i just think there was something about these men who -- the president 41, also was very much aware of the contro

president and mrs. trump visited the bushes for about 20 minutes at blair house today. clashed in the past, but appeared to have reached a detente. mr. trump will not have a speaking role at tomorrow's memorial service at the national cathedral. at a conference today, jeb bush explained why. >> what people want to talk about is, well, why isn't the president giving the eulogy. and it's because we have a unique circumstance here. my brother was president, you know. [ laughter ] i'm sorry. >> reporter: outside the capital, citizens from across the country waited to say good-bye. >> i just came from boston, massachusetts. >> reporter: irene schaefer of san francisco brought her 10-year-old granddaughter. >> maybe once in a lifetime that you would see that, everybody comes together. we're together, you know? we're not divided. po l like r: inside the rotunda, peyton manning and people who benefited from the americans with disabilities act which mr. bush signed into law. the bush family visited, too, mingling with well-wishers. >> i nigh my dad's heart would have been warmed

bush's legacy. he was a devoted public servant who fought to defend our freedoms. he signed the bipartisan american with disabilites act which has had a lasting impact after this morning's memorial service...mr. bush's body will be flown back to texas.he will eventually be laid to rest at his presidential library in college station. instead, eulogies will be given by bush's first son and fellow ex-president george w. bush, former canadian prime minister brian mulroney, former wyoming sen. alan simpson and presidential biographer jon meacham. thanks mark. ( darya )( darya ) the federal government is shutting down some services today for a day of mourning. the post office will be closed so that mean regular mail delieveries will be suspended. but the post office service will still do limited package delivers to prevent interruption for the holidays. along with the post office wall street and some banks will be closed. social secuity and federal offices across the country will also be closed. the supre

by nbc's richard harkness. >> prescott bush, mr. bush is a new york investment banker, a partner of april harriman, bush will be in the senate as a republican. >> in texas, george bush prospered and built a family. george w. later recalled it as a happy childhood. >> i grew up in midland, texas. i have a lot of fond memories of midland. >> through the 1970, prescott bush became a republican establishment. in 1960, nixon campaigned in connecticut and press bush was on hand. nixon lost to john f. kennedy in 1960, two years later, citing poor health, senator prescott bush chose not to run for re-election. in 1964, george bush wanted in, and ran against georgia ae yarborough. >> george bush, the happy family man is now george bush republican candidate for the united states senate. >> i certainly hope and i'll bet you do too, that our children can grow up knowing what freedom really is. >> 18-year-old george w. bush, then a student at yale as his father had been, came home to help with the campaign, the beginning of his political educati

. >> glor: the president spoke today with president bush's sons and mr. trump's occasional rivals, jeb and george w. >> jeb bush is a low-energy person. >> glor: during the 2016 campaign, candidate trump attacked the former florida governor and the bush politicalp mocked the senior bush's slogan and still-running charitable foundation. >> thousand points of life. i never quite got that ron >> reporter: the former president told an octoberor he did not like mr. trump, calling hum a blowhard. the bushes did not attend the inauguration, although bush 41 apologized for missing that. president bush was not invited to barbara bush's funeral earlier this year, but first lady melania trump did attend. both trumps will attend president bush's funeral wednesday. today, the president said he canceled a scheduled press conference here out of respect for president bush. he then turned his attention to a high-stakes trade meeting with chinese president xi jinping. >> i think at some point we are going to end up doing something which is great for china and great for the

by nbc's richard harkness. >> prescott bush, mr. bush is a new york investment banker, a partner of april harriman, bush will be in the senate as a republican. >> in texas, george bush prospered and built a family. george w. later recalled it as a happy childhood. >> i grew up in midland, texas. i have a lot of fond memories of midland. >> through the 1970, prescott bush became a republican establishment. in 1960, nixon campaigned in connecticut and press bush was on hand. nixon lost to john f. kennedy in 1960, two years later, citing poor health, senator prescott bush chose not to run for re-election. in 1964, george bush wanted in, and ran against george yarborough. >> george bush, the happy family man is now george bush republican candidate for the united states senate. >> i certainly hope and i'll bet you do too, that our children can grow up knowing what freedom really is. >> 18-year-old george w. bush, then a student at yale as his father had been, came home to help with the campaign, the beginning of his political education.

bush's legacy. he was a devoted public servant who fought to defend our freedoms. he signed the bipartisan american with disabilites act which has had a lasting impact after this morning's memorial service...mr. bush's body will be flown back to texas.he will eventually be laid to rest at his presidential library in college station.instead, eulogies will be given by bush's first son and fellow ex- president george w. bush, former canadian prime minister brian mulroney, former wyoming sen. alan simpson and presidential biographer jon meacham. thanks mark. ( darya ) the federal government is shutting down some services today for a day of mourning. the post office will be closed so that mean regular mail delieveries will be suspended. but the post office service will still do limited package delivers to prevent interruption for the holidays. along with the post office wall street and some banks will be closed. social closed. social secuity and federal offices across the country will also be closed. the

mr. bush during the g-20 summit today. >> we lost a president who was truly a wonderful person and great man. >> the president spoke today with president bush's sons, george and jeb bush. mr. bush led a life of public service, a world war ii pilot, ran the cia and was a vice president under ronald reagan. he spoke of new beginnings as the cold war was winding down. >> the totalitarian era is passing, old ideas blown away like leaves from an ancient, lifeless tree. >> to 2011 president obama presented him with the presidential medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor. in 1993 he came just days after an earthquake hit to see the damage firsthand. tonight kpix 5's andria borba spoke to the former mayor of san francisco about his vivid memories of his conversations with the president. >> reporter: sitting in the front window of art agnos's front window is a texas star in honor of president george h. w. bush. president bush touched down on october 20th, 1989, three days after the earthquak

and mrs. bush a lot of times would go through her mail in the morning. so he made sure that her mail pouch was sitting right there. and sure enough, with a bunch of family in the bedroom, she opens that letter and she is beside herself. >> and he kind of pulled all of his grandkids, i think i was probably the younger age that got pulled into this meeting. and he read the letter aloud. he was like, we know this isn't gammy. i don't think he cared to find out who did it. but it was more the spirit of hey, we're on top of this. and joking was the way of handling that situation. >> we're going down life's highway together. >> it's hard to describe some humor, but we had such a good time. that devil. >>> i swear, they looked at each other like they did when they were 18 and 19 years old. it's remarkable. i think it's because they can laugh at themselves, they laugh together. >> i would look up and laugh. >> and laugh. >> and love. >> and then lift. >> there's a lot of gampy-isms in the funny little things he does. >> look up. >> and laugh. >> and laugh. >> he

bush will be buried today at his family plot on the grounds of texas a&m university. mr. bush's casket arrived in texas yesterday following a state funeral in washington. there will be a private service at the family church in houston before mr. bush is buried. >>> and at least two people were killed when a school bus collided with a truck in central illinois yesterday. the bus was carrying a high school girl's basketball team. the truck was in the wrong lane. earlier a boy was killed when a truck collided with a school bus in northern indiana. the bus was take students to see a christmas play. >>> at yesterday's funeral, never before had one president eulogized another who was his father. major garrett has more on that historic moment. >> so through our tears let us know the blessings of knowing and loving you. a great and noble man. the best father a son or daughter could have. >> reporter: for a moment, through a choked back sob, the son sounded like any man bidding his father farewell. but not just any man could say this. >> he showed me what it means to be a presiden

house speaker paul ryan is remembering mr. bush as a patriot.honoring mr. bush's service in congress, as cia director, vice president, and eventually president. tomrorrow we expect to hear from those who knew the former president bush best...including his son and 43rd president, george w bush.that service will be happening at the national cathedral. ( james ) and kron-4 will carry the president's memorial service uninterrupted tomorrow morning. it begins at 8 a-m but we will have extended coverage all morning long starting at 4 a-m. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... skies today will be cloudier than yesterday's with rain into the afternoon. isolated heavy showers will be embedded in showers will be isolated heavy afternoon. rain into the yesterday's with be cloudier than skies today will skies today will be cloudier than yesterday's with rain into the afternoon. isolated heavy showers will be embedded in persistent moderate no major hot spots. bay bridge w

with mr. bush's rave reviews. a 25% boost in bids. but for fuzzy it's not how bush affected his wallet but rather how he touched his heart. >> president bush. >> fuzzy was born in syria, he came to the u.s. with just $50 in his pocket. mr. bush's encouragement was special. >> the hajars will miss their most highly profiled customer but they'll always have the memories of the most popular pizza in 4:52. astronauts figuring out whether artificial intelligence will be helpful. >> and here is a live look outside in san jose where it is 49 degrees. rain's not here yet but it's coming. mary's going to be back with more on that and we'll be right back. you have a lot of deadlines in your business, right? we miss deadlines, we don't get paid. what if you lost your network connection? you gotta be kidding me. chaotic. our gig-speed network lets you download files up to 20 times faster. and we go beyond fast with 4g lte backup for complete reliability. so, if you lose your network connection... ♪ ♪ you won't miss the deadlines. having the c

then 1:45 this morning, mr. bush's casket will right at the u.s. capitol where he will lie in state. we will be streaming all of these events live on the abc 7 news app and on abc7news.com. you can download our app and enable push alerts. we will notify you when the event is about to get under way after a fire tore through an apartment building in san francisco. and the fire also killed a pet cat. abc 7 news was at the scene at larkin and california streets in the knob hill neighborhood. it started 4:30 yesterday afternoon. the nine-unit complex quickly filled with smoke. all residents evacuated safely. there is no word yet what sparked this fire. >>> massive cleanup efforts in paradise and butte county after the deadliest wildfire in california history. >> the camp fire burned 240 square miles and destroyed or damaged 20,000 structures. leaving behind toxic substances like paint, batteries, cleaners and pesticides. the epa is leading the interagency effort to remove the toxic substances. cal recycle teams will go in, remove larger, nonhazardous de

a letter to mr. bush in 2003, timothy writes, "i would like to thank you for not forgetting me. you're so nice and good. god is so good to us. he gives us the body and will to get to where we want to go." timothy did not learn the real identity of his sponsor until he graduated from the program in 2012. >> sweet. >> that is terrific. that is a story we need this morning. okay. >>> ahead, there are emotional support dogs, but what about an emotional support snack in popeyes latest innovation in cnn business next. it's proven quali. the new sleep number 360 smart bed, from $999, intelligently senses your movement and automatically adjusts... so you can get a running start on the holidays. and now get 48-month financing on all sleep number 360 smart beds. ends monday.