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>> this is abraham lincoln, the spot where a president puts the most influential president, in other words, the tradition, each president picks a president and i chose lincoln. in my case, influential president has a lot of meaning because my dad is by far the most influential president. i wouldnt be here as a former president without his unconditional love so i tell people 41s portrait is in my heart and i put abraham lincoln on the wall. he had a great vision for the country and leadership req...

And, ed, will the president be speaking at that memorial service? >> reporter: its our understanding that will be happening. but whats more impressive that will happen here at this scene here today is the massive contingency, a show of force of firefighters from around the region who will be showing up to hohn yort victims to honor the victims that died in that fire. all this happening as the investigation at the scene continues. and yesterday we got our first up close look at the blast scene. >...

Where preparations are under way for the memorial service that will start in a few hours, brooke. what is going on here, well take you back to what we saw yesterday, and investigators took us up close, the first time that we had a chance to see exactly what was going on at that site. >> a bomb has went off inside here. its pretty bad. we have a lot of firemen down. >> reporter: captured from firefighter radio transmissions, those were the frantic moments just after the west, texas, explosion sen...

You go into the backyard and see this, only not from a chopper, not in black and white, up close. in bloody, living color. youre going to hear from the watertown man who photographed the fire fight on the street outside of his house. this is the fire that took place very early morning. the images, utterly breathtaking. this one showing the two suspects taking aim at police at the end of that chase thursday night. another shows the police suv that a police officer used in a move straight out of a...

>> all cameras, facing this way. >> reporter: rules are tight on this military-guided press tour. dont linger. dont point. this is cold war, up close. we talk about tensions on the peninsula. this is about as tense as it gets. south korean soldiers, their backs to us, facing off with north korean soldiers right on the other side, just feet away. this room were about to enter is actually divided in half. shut down, just so we can come in and capture some pictures. >> you can maneuver around. just...

Stay tuned and we will tell you the correct answer. go to cnn.com/fareed for more of the gps challenge and lots of insight and analysis. you can also follow us on twitter and facebook. go to itunes.com/fareed, if you have missed a show or a special. this weeks book of the week is "the end of power." the author, a gps regular, says the ongoing shift in the world is the transfer of power. it has been held by the few popes and kings and armies and it is now held by the many. it is a huge shift po...

>> this crocodile is not sedated. its simply trying to conserve its energy. >> why are you doing this? >> if we can get a sample of all the dna from every single crocodile across the delta, then we can start to build up a picture then of exactly not only where these crocodiles came from, but how theyre moving within the delta. >> because right now you dont really know that? >> no one really knows anything about that at all. >> when you actually see the crocodiles up close, there is a beauty to t...

Within the delta. >> because right now you dont really know that? >> no one really knows anything about that at all. >> when you actually see the crocodiles up close, there is a beauty to them, often in pictures theyre covered in mud, they look very drab. but up close, you see the variety of color, not just on the top but also on the bottom. and the touch, really, theres a softness to them particularly on the feet like this, the claws are about an inch, inch and a half, but the pads of the feet ...

Instead of a bulletproof pope mobile. during the message pope francis urged followers to shun corruption and greed. it is probably everyones biggest fear about the ocean since we all saw "jaws," well, most of us, at least. up close in person with a great white shark. that story and how this happened. weve got that next. and i have three beautiful girls. i like taking advil® for a headache. it nips it in the bud. and i can be that mommy that i want to be. ♪ [ male announcer ] take action. ta...

Corruption and greed. it is probably everyones biggest fear about the ocean since we all saw "jaws," well, most of us, at least. up close in person with a great white shark. that story and how this happened. weve got that next. >> oh, my god. >> stand back. stand back, stand back. the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness touches your lips. the delightful discovery, the mid-sweetening realization that you have the house all to yourself. well, almost. the sweet reward, making a delicio...