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And she looked so at peace. no more pain and all of that. she kept her sickness a secret because she didnt want to lose work. and she knew that if the promoters knew that she was sick that they would not have her to come. >> it was too soon. 76, pancreatic cancer. shirley caesar, isaiah thomas, thank you so much for sharing. i know it will be difficult once you go inside the temple because isaiah, youll be speaking, i dont know how you put together a eulogy and ms. caesar, i dont know how you we...

Eloquent eulogy raised a question, why has this hit the country so hard? why has john mccains passing and why are we doing this? he thought it was about the optimism that he represented. i think its nostalgia for a different kind of politics that he came to represent. i think that -- he embodies values people think have been almost forgotten. they want to see -- they want -- i think its one of the most heartening parts of this episode has been how people are pouring out. you realize there are mi...

The tone a change in the way she approached her music? >> yeah, as she got older, she found ways to still bring the truth musically. she always -- she never lost her fire. there was a crispiness in her voice when she was younger. it translated into a huskiness later. but it never lost a fire or the passion. >> trace: we heard smokey robinson sing aretha franklins eulogy. it was amazing. you think smokey robinson has adjusted the way he used his voice. its one of those things that plateaus that y...

God bless you, aretha, we love you. [applause] >> the one and only, the president of the united states, president william jefferson clinton. >> at this time, our boy harris is going to bring us one of the hymns of the church. following that well go to the church. >> show and tell from former president bill clinton as he delivers a eulogy, among many jewel eulogies for the great aretha franklin. we have a split screen between detroit for that memorial service, and washington of course the nations...

>> shannon: and emotional sale in the memorial for the late shannon: emotional scene at a memorial for john mccain, moved from their arizona to washington. he becomes the 31st person july in state in the capitol rotunda. live in capitol hill. >> reporter: a striking seen when they brought john mccains body back to joint base andrews in the washington suburbs. 100 former staffers were on the tarmac. world like jeff merkley to conservatives like john boseman of arkansas. vice president joe biden r...

>> shannon: and emotional sale in the memorial for the late senator john mccain, moved from arizona to washington. tomorrow, he becomes the 31st person to lie in state in the capitol rotunda. senior l producer chad pergram joins us from capitol hill. good evening. >> it was a striking scene with a broad senator mccains body back this evening to joint base andrews and the washington suburbs. a coalition of about 100 former staffers that were in the tarmac. also, a bunch of senators from liberals ...

>> jon: in chicago the roof of a water treatment plant collapses leaving 10 people injured after an explosion. rescuers had to dig out two people from the rubble. some were taken to hospital in serious and critical condition. a build-up of methane gas might have caused the explosion. its a byproduct of the water treatment process. >> his capacity that we truly are the worlds last best hope, that were the beacon to the world. that there are principles and ideals if ourselves and suffering and sac...

That sort of thing. whats been most striking to you, mark, over the past few days and over this morning as we have all been watching folks pay their respects to senator mccain? >> well, i think its been interesting, craig, to see this happen on the same day as were seeing the memorial for aretha franklin. there seems -- when aretha franklins niece gave her eulogy, she described her aunt as fierce and courageous. that describes both aretha franklin and john mccain. the other thing is r-e-s-p-e-c-...

Source of uplift and inspiration. >> thank you, robin, thanks to ron mott, david maranis. well keep track of this. in washington tomorrow. they are coming the to the gathering of john mccain. theyll be in the key chandra and barack obama will be doing the eulogy and as well as george w. bush. with me here is michael beschloss and bill crystal both knew and covered john mccain. this commemoration here in washington, aretha franklin is the queen of soul. john mccain is getting a send off which is ...

Capitol. john mccains wife, his kids from both marriages. meghan mccain in the sunglasses in the middle, she has been a voice for her father over the last year or so. had that incredibly emotional moment with former vice president joe biden, who spoke at the arizona services yesterday. talked about his memories of his long-time friend, his wingm man in a way, as we now see the casket of senator mccain being removed from the hearse. itll be transported to the rotunda over the next few minutes her...