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Many of the messages we received have said, "thank you for sharing him with the world." well, it actually is a two—way street. because we shared him with the world, you shared part of the love you held for him with us. south africas president delivered the main eulogy. archbishop desmond tutu has been our moral compass, but he has also been our national conscience. it was during south africas long and violent struggle against the countrys brutal regime that he rose to prominence. we will be fr...

His level was outstanding. our nbc colleague shared his reflections this morning on the "today" show on his one-time partner in the broadcast booth. >> it was a great naturalness to him. this wasnt trying to play announcer or analyst or somebody on television. this was john. what you saw is what you got and that was john away from the booth as well as in the booth. so he didnt have to put a different persona. and people can understand that and he loved the game like nobody has ever loved the gam...

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Grandmother. >> was he happy about that? >> he thought, thats great. >> a week later he was at richards memorial. stacey asked bill to give the eulogy. >> it was one of the most difficult things i have ever done, was to get up and talk about him. i -- i remember looking down at the honorary paul bearers and they were all scouts. there was not a dry eye there. >> at the end of the service everybody wrote messages to richard on balloons and released them into the air, all fond memories, said his n...

I remember being in the courtroom with george floyds family, and they said that a policemen just ten miles from the courthouse in minneapolis just killed a 20-year-old unarmed man. and that is how we ended up with the attorney ben crump, went out there, ut got involved, i did the eulogy, some rallies for them, and the family is then close. i think what it does mean we are beginning to see we can win cases even with a majority white jury. dont forget, there were 11 whites on the jury in brunswick...

Its as if he kind of knew. he kind of knew. before the words came out of my mouth. >> eddy committed suicide. eddy shot himself. he took his own life. >> i dont remember who told us. i just remember darkness. >> we buried him on fathers day. i gave the eulogy. and i dont remember everything i said. but i do remember saying that, my brother eddy could light up a room with his smile.

The chinese e—commerce giant, alibaba, has sacked a woman who accused her boss and a client of sexually assaulting her. the dismissal letter said shed spread falsehoods and damaged the compa ny�*s reputation. the woman went public with her allegations because she said alibaba had failed to take action. one of mexicos most revered singers, vicente fernandez, has died at the age of 81, afterfour months in hospital, following a fall at his ranch. he was known as the king of mexicos traditional ...

A lot of experience. weve seen that. we just saw as he gave a eulogy last week i think well see him on the ground comforting those people impacted by this tragedy. reaching out and showing the federal government can help people. that is one of the highlights of his outlook on how the federal government works. is that it really can be there and deliver for people. >> he spoke about senator bob doles life the other day. i want to ask you about new polling. amid growing worries over the economy and...

You can find comprehensive coverage of the rescue efforts across those six us states on our website, including the latest from our correspondent on the ground in kentucky. head to bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. lets get some of the days other news: naftali bennett has arrived in the united arab emirates on the first ever official visit by an israeli prime minister. it comes after the two countries established diplomatic ties last year. mr bennett is due to meet the crown prince of ab...

And commercial ties. the chinese e—commerce giant, alibaba, has sacked a woman who accused her boss and a client of sexually assaulting her. the dismissal letter said shed spread falsehoods and damaged the compa ny�*s reputation. the woman went public with her allegations because she said alibaba had failed to take action. one of mexicos most revered singers, vicente fernandez, has died at the age of 81, afterfour months in hospital, following a fall at his ranch. he was known as the king of...