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Allegation against former nfl chiefs running back kareem hunt. one nfl announcer is saying enough is enough with the second chances. the washington redskins are in need of a quarterback. colin kaepernick remains on the sideline. they put a waiver claim on the domestic abuser a week ago. im dave briggs. >> im christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. at this hour. george h.w. bush is lying in state in the capitol row tun der. his body -- rotunda. his body will remain for viewing. mr. trump saluted the 41...

Public viewing through tomorrow. the president and first lady honoring him with a moment of silence. mr. trump saluted and mrs. trump held her hand over her heart. >> later today, the president will visit the bush family at the blair house. the blair house is across the street from the white house. lines stretched into the early morning hours. more now from cnns sunlen serfaty on capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning, dave and christine. there have been so many moving moments to honor the life...

Couple years. as things continue throughout the day the public viewing remained open all night. capitol police said there have been a steady stream of people coming in to pay their respects. that is expected to continue until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. you mentioned the memorial service. at that memorial service president george h.w. bush will deliver the eulogy. also expected to speak former senator alan simpson, the canadian prime minister and jon meacham, someone who wrote what is considered what is...

6:00 here in washington. former president george h.w. bush lies in state this morning at the u.s. capitol. look at that. these are live pictures. >> thats incredible. what a view. >> and its 6:00 a.m. and surrounded by the honor guard. the casket lies in state for public viewing until tomorrow morning and people have been coming in all night long. you can see them there right now. the president and first lady they paid their respects overnight, they stood inside the hall for over a minute, you c...

>> dear lord, thank you for inspiring such greatness in president george h.w. bush. and continue to bless the united states of america. >> and, of course, now lying in state as it just started moments ago. we anticipate the current president of the united states donald trump and his wife will be among the first to pay their respects among the public this evening. out front now, the former chief of staff for president bush, sam skinner. bill crystal who served as vice president quayles chief of s...

Just a moment. lets go first to cnns phil mattingly live on capitol hill where the viewing of president bush continues this morning. >> reporter: poignant, emotional, bipartisan, those are the three words used by a senator spoken to me who attended the memorial service yesterday. a recognition of a man whose life was defined by government service but also when you talked to people who knew him he treated other people at that memorial service a top generation of military officials, senators, ho...

The 41st president will lie in state for public viewing until his funeral tomorrow. joining us now, we are honored to have his eldest grandchild, the texas land commissioner. he will eulogise his grandfather. were so sorry for your loss. what is it like for your family today to, of course, watch all this play out internationally and for your own personal emotions? >> its been an emotional three days for us. but coming together and we have recounted so many great stories and funny anecdotes. this...

Rotunda. his body will remain there for public viewing through tomorrow. the president and first lady honoring him with a moment of silence. mr. trump saluted and mrs. trump held her hand over her heart. >> they will visit the bush family across the street today. lines stretched into the early morning hours. more now from cnns sunlen serfaty on capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning, dave and christine. there have been so many moving moments to honor the life and legacy of george h.w. bush. up ...

Ronald reagan in 2004, gerald ford 82006, early 2007. to give you an idea of the history of this, there is a wooden platform that the casket sits on and that is the same wooden platform that was used at president abraham lincolns funeral in 1865. they keep that in storage here. they know the sense of history, how where k this is to have a former president lying in state. it comes after some remarkable moments in that rotunda. you saw democrats like nancy pelosi embracing george w. bush. of cours...

We can be or strive to be. the capitol rotunda was kept open all night last night as the public viewing continued. among citizens who came to pay their respects president donald trump and first lady melania trump. they spoke no word as melania held hand over heart and the president gave a salute. they left the near empty rotunda. the leaders of both houses of congress spoke. >> today this hero has returned to the capitol a final time. he kept us flying high and challenged us to fly higher still....