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President obama today remembered dorothy height as the godmother of civil rights at the national cathedral here in d.c. this morning, he delivered the eulogy for the civil rights icon calling her, quote, a humble and tireless force for equality and justice. height led the national council of negro women for decade, battling for civil rights. check this out, a driver in downtown tulsa must have wanted to get out of the bank building in a hurry. he was seven stories up. his mercedes slammed thro...

>> farewell to a warrior. she not only lived through americas civil rights struggle. dorothy height fought it it. president obama and vice president biden and also speaker nancy pelosi. president obama will deliver the eulogy, we are told. he calls height the god mother of the civil rights movement. i dont think anyone will argue with that. for decades she was a powerful figure in washington and fought for racial equality and womens rights and she died at the age of 98 and well be paying special...

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Not running as a republican or democrat. this is sidney katz. he ran on that tiny little party called the prohibition party. >> and it worked. historian kerry sanders. >> reporter: it certainly wouldnt work now. prohibition party, i dont think, would fly, contessa. >> if we had a prohibition, maybe it would. you never know. kerry sanders, thank you very much. i appreciate it. lets rejoin now the funeral service here, the memorial service, a tribute to dr. dorothy irene height, a pivotal civil ...

Thank you, men. good to see you both. >> thanks, bill. martha: now breaking news event out of washington. president obama delivering the eulogy for civil rights leader dorothy height. it is underway at the national cathedral, and speaker at the podium right now, and as we remember, 98-year-old dorothy height, who died on tuesday, president obama referred to her as the godmother of the civil rights movement. she was a key figure in the fight for gender and racial equality, since this 1930s and vi...

And sexism within the civil rights movement itself. so dorothy height was one of these women leaders who demanded the right and the opportunity to speak as an equal. >> and heres president obama, the first man of color, to sit in the white house now, taking the stage to offer the eulogy in memory now of dr. dorothy irene height, a civil rights leader, the woman the president calls the godmother of civil rights. >> please be seated. let me begin by saying a word to dr. dorothy heights sister, ms....

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Eulogy. well show you live whats happening right now. the president is already seated with the first lady by his side. and lets show you that live shot now. and there youre seeing president obama and first lady, michelle obama, the vice president, joe biden, along with house speaker, nancy pelosi. they are -- theyre attending the funeral to honor civil rights legend dorothy height this morning. she died last week at the age of 98 years old. a powerful force here for equality known as the godmo...

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I believe he was here for a conference. >> all right. but keep us posted. >> yeah, will you? >> we know how judges keep in touch with their clerks. let us know if you see him in town. thanks. appreciate it. craig cowie. right now, were showing you members of congress and the obama administration are gathering at the national cathedral for the funeral of civil rights activist, the godmother, dorothy height. president obama has just arrived, and hes going to deliver the eulogy for the woman he c...