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Honored as a fierce advocate for truth, justice and kindness. we learned from the pastor of this church that elijah cummings himself wrote his funeral program and determined who he wanted to participate in it. already today, we saw elizabeth warren, senator elizabeth warren read the 23rd psalm. gospel singer b.b. winans singing the roof off the church. hillary clinton spoke and said in her mind it was no coincidence that elijah cummings shared the same name as an old testament prof fis who can c...

Action. he was in every part of the world all the time. he was on his feet constantly. the idea that he would be peaceful was odd to us. and yet it was a beautiful thing. he was there with his family in one of the most beautiful places on the face of the earth, his ranch in sedona. and on a gorgeous day, and it was peaceful. >> how is the family doing at this point? >> theyre strong. i mean, theyve been tested over time. i mean, the one thing about john mccain, you know, you spend a lot of time ...

>> theyre strong. i mean, theyve been tested over time. i mean, the one thing about john mccain, you know, you spend a lot of time with him and he is going to harden you like steel. and theyve been great. cindy has spent an enormous amount of time, you know, caring for john and keeping the family organized. and i know that theyre all together right now, and thats a great blessing. with this has brought a unity to that family and time to be spending together that they dont usually get. >> what do...

Calls to try and deal with the training youre talking about, and the sensitivities are anti-police. i went through it in new york, even showing that we stood with police, when one was slain and there was resistance even when some members of the family said hit them come in and be part of the funeral program. how do we address the fact that calling for police reform is not anti-police. its really supporting good policing. >> well i think thats where police training comes in. what is in the traini...

The sun is high in the sky. thats around four hours time. this is the funeral program i have with me now and its the photograph thats hanging inside this tent behind me. this will take about two hour, perhaps more. depending on how long the traditional leaders talk. its going to be about two, three hours and then we will see that burial on the hill over there. this is day of mourning. its very, very solemn. at the same time theres a wonderful, peaceful, tranquil since. the sky is beautifully blu...

In mourning and celebrating the life of a freedomr helped bring down apartheid. nelson mandela will be laid to rest at a state burial in his ancestral village on december 17th. and were streaming live from south africa. what is the scene like there? >> reporter: south africa has started?sug the official mournig process today. details are now coming out about the official mourning period and the funeral program in what will be the largest event of this kind ever seen on the african continent. the...

Arents to the 22-year-old yeardley reynolds love, the woman found beat on the death in her offcampus apartment near the university of virginia on monday, which she attended. the hearse that carried loves body this morning arrived shortly before the service started. it was carried indoors by ten pallbearers and it was covered by pink flowers. the traditional catholic mass lasted an hour-and-a-half. family members spoke, of course, as did yeardleys lacrosse coach from the university of virginia. n...

>> reporter: the tragedy is the dreams will never be realized. sobering and somber is quote on the front of the funeral program from love. its her senior year quote from the high school yearbook where she wrote "truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget." surely those words are on the minds of the many who came here to honor loves memory this morning. her teammates were visibly upset when they exited the church. they linked arms. love will be buried in nea...

Yeardley. >> reporter: bright pink flowers decorated the casket of 22-year-old yeardley love for a celebration of her life in the wake of her tragic death. >> i was in her sorority. she was an incredibly sweet girl. kind to everyone. and made everyone feel special. >> i thought they did a beautiful job in representing her and what she meant to her school and to her family and what a tragic loss this is for everyone. >> reporter: hundreds of friends, teammates and loved ones gathered to remember ...

Lacrosse team is charged with her murder. thousands gathered today to remember yeardley. >> reporter: bright pink flowers decorated the casket of 22-year-old yeardley love, for a celebration of her life in the wake of her tragic death. >> i was in her sorority. she was a sweet girl and just kind to everyone. and made everyone feel special. >> i thought they did a beautiful job in representing her and what she meant to her school, and to her family, and what a tragic loss this is for everyone. >>...