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Loss and gratitude are immense. i got to know harry when i came to the senate in 1999. we couldnt have been more different. there was me, a brash jewish kid out of brooklyn, and there was harry, a soft spoken mormon from searchlight. we were a match made in heaven. i quickly learned that even though harry talked softly, what he said carried the force of thunder. he was honest. he was direct. and he was original. i love the story back in 2012. during the democratic national convention in charlott...

And god bless my friend, harry. great american. god protect our troops. >> and that is president biden wrapping up his remarks honoring the late senator harry reid there in las vegas following former president, barack obama. i want to bring in jeff zellny to talk about this. cnns senior political analyst, david gergen and susan page. very moving remarks there. jeff, at one point, president biden said of harry reid, it was all search light, not spotlight. i think that sums it up pretty well. >> h...

Control and keep his 60 democrats together in order to pass the affordable care act which is signature legislation for not only president obama but senator reid as well. well also hear a lot about how -- as you mentioned, he went from humble beginnings to the most powerful senator. he grew up in searchlight, a small mining town where he had no running water as a kid. he had to hitchhike to high school because there was no high school in his town. he had to go to henderson, nevada 40 miles away. ...

Conserved lake tahoe. how he always championed native americans and tribal communities. so much more. none of it was easy. or particularly popular when he was doing it. tell you about harry, he never gave up. he never gave up. he never gave up on anybody who cared about him. like every great leader, he led the democratic caucus just not by speaking, but by listening. by hearing all points of view. finding a common ground. harry cared so much about his fellow americans and so little about what an...

In a lot of ways. and one of the reasons he rose to leader is he loved the institution. he would sit on the senate floor for hours just observing the way it worked. what made members tick. you know, thats really why this quiet man from search light, nevada, a tiny desert town in the middle of nowhere, really, came to rise. the other thing -- >> adam, im losing your audio. adam, ill see if we can get a better audio connection with you, because i want your thoughts on this. the deputy, one of the ...

As i was prepared to make them, fred. >> wow, yeah. he was poignant and really powerful. natasha chen, he touched so many of us in so many different ways. thank you so much for bringing those perspectives to us. right now in las vegas, family, friends and politicians are gathering to honor the man from the tiny town of search light who became a titan of the u.s. senate. well take you live to the memorial of the late senator harry reid. orrr... you could use slack. and work faster with everyone...

A child of search light, nevada. he was born into poverty and worked his way up to the highest seat of senate power. serving a decade as this top senate democrat that includes a hugely consequential stint as senate majority leader. in moments well hear from people who worked closely with reid at some of the most consequential moments of his career. plus how his legacy is living on today. in an ongoing fight over the filibuster. leigh ann caldwell is joining me from the capitol. also with us, for...

Fight, would last throughout my presidency. its a debt to him that i could never fully repay. >> like every great leader, he led the democratic caucus just not by speaking, but by listening. by hearing all points of view. finding a common ground. harry cared so much about his fellow americans and so little about what anybody thought of him. it was all search light. no spotlight. >> and senator jackie rosen of nevada joins me now. senator, thanks so much for being with us. what do you want the co...

Behind. >> reporter: yeah, the political world has truly lost a giant. harry reid rose from the most humble beginnings in nevada where he grew up in extreme poverty and went on to become one of most powerful senate leaders in history. overseeing a number of historic legislative achievements, including the passage of obamacare and delivering healthcare to millions of americans. harry reid was known around here as the fighter, he was tough, he was tenacious, and undoubtedly he drew on his experien...

But as nevada and the country changed, as harry met more and more people from different walks of life and realized their struggles werent that different from his families had been in search light, harrys views on some of these issues changed as well. he didnt consider that a weakness. he understood that he wasnt always going to be right about everything. he knew how to listen and to learn. he was humble enough to admit when he had to change his mine and grow. and by the way, speaking from person...