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Archbishop desmond tutu was buried today, honoring the activist who fought apartheid. it was a trim guest list to meet covid regulations and a plain wooden coffin at tutus request. the president of south africa delivered the main eulogy and held tutu as the countrys national conscience. >> if archbishop desmond tutu were here, he would have said, hey, hey, why are you looking so glum, so unhappy? he would have wanted to elicit a smile, laughter from amongst all of us. that was the type of person...

For archbishop desmond tutu, following a week of events to honour him. speakers shared memories of the anglican priest who did all he could to expose and to heal the wounds of south africas brutal past. 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 h...

Week of events honoring the anti-apartheid hero. south africas president delivered the main eulogy at st. georges cathedral and hailed tutu as the countrys national conscious. tutu died last sunday at the age of 90, after years of health complications. betty white is being remembered today as a talented comedienne, entertainer, and despite having great success, remained humble. >> ive been lucky enough to do so much that if i start complaining about anything under the sun, throw me out of the ...

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Focused on these talks in geneva. there is some wiggle room. there are people who feel that nato has expanded too far eastward. i mean, westerners who feel that way. i think there are grounds for give and take, and the main thing is we want to avoid putin having a land invasion of ukraine, a country the size of france in europe. >> yeah. with the history of being just so mistreated by russia and, you know, starting in 1932, 1933 onwards. even though thats paying attention to russia through an in...

Then relative humidity that sparked the fires. that is bringing snow across the rockies in feet. a few inches of snow. we will take what we can get to douse the remaining embers. this is part of the larger storm system moving through. you see the continued variation in the weather temperatures for the next few days for denver. back to you, paula. >> thank you, derek. lets go back to south africa and cape town outside st. georges cathedral where they continue the service for archbishop desmond ...

Hello and welcome to bbc news. south africa has said goodbye to archbishop desmond tutu with a state funeral at his former cathedral in cape town. he was famous for his modesty, and archbishop tutu gave instructions for a no—frills ceremony, with a simple wooden coffin, and an eco—friendly cremation. in his eulogy, president cyril ramaphosa called him the hero of the apartheid struggle, and a �*crusader for freedom, forjustice, for equality, and for peace�*. the bbc�*s nomsa maseko was...

South africas president delivered the main eulogy. archbishop desmond tutu has been our moral compass, but he has also been our national conscience. a few blocks away from the church, mourners gathered to watch the funeral on screens provided to allow ordinary citizens to pay tribute to the man they affectionately referred to as the arch. i have a strong sense that i needed to be in a community of people who were honouring him. the archbishop is a very important man, notjust in south africa but ...

We meet some of the families whove finally been reunited. hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. south africa has said goodbye to archbishop desmond tutu with a state funeral at his former cathedral in cape town. he was famous for his modesty, and archbishop tutu gave instructions for a no—frills ceremony, with a simple wooden coffin, and an eco—friendly cremation. in his eulogy, president cyril ramaphosa called him the hero of the apartheid struggle, and a "crus...

Of former senate majority leader harry reed. theyre both expected to speak, and former senator reed is somebody that both presidents worked closely with, when president biden was vice president, and they -- hes known him for a while when he served in the senate. both men were very close to former senator reed. >> carol, thank you, and speaking of that, a quick programming note for you, be sure to join my colleague alex whit today for special coverage of former senate majority leader harry reids ...