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Congressman from texas through the presidency, helped people. >> clearly mission accomplished. he did serve with honor. >> absolutely. and i think what you are getting at, wolf, there is no question that when you hear him in his own words asked straight up, how do you want to be remembered and he talks about honor and of course we have heard the words decency and gentlemen and country first and all of the things that everybody, democrat, republican, world leader from halfway around the world, ad...

>> reporter: still, white house officials are brace fogger more staff changes as the president nears the halfway mark of his first term in office. chief of staff john kelly is among those up in the air, with the president often giving him a mix red view. there. >> are certain things that i love what he does and certain things that i dont like that he does. >> reporter: avenue being unusually silent during the state funeral ceremonies for george h.w. bush, trump began voicing discontent today aga...

Of sheep. he wanted to be the wolf marching down the aisle, and thats what came across to me. but it went -- you know, as you said, my takeaway from today was george w. bushs amazing job and that human touch of handing michelle obama a cough drop or a piece of candy and the genual relationship the obamas have adopted with george w. bush is a healing moment. >> i think people tuned in, and we have spent time honoring the former president a lot on this network and others. i think its important to ...

Been telling about their personal relationship. chuck norris was also spotted here in the crowd as well as larry gaither of country music fame. a lot of personalities popping up here. as well as, of course, just close family and friends that are gathered here to honor president george bush. as you all mentioned, this is a very personal, personal gathering. and inside, during the service, were also going to hear from the oak ridge boys. theyre going to be singing as well as reba mcentire, were to...

Im told similar to other presidents, the casket will be played in the staff cabin of air force i as his remains fly to texas. i can see president bush not too many feet in front of me looking out the window at this scene unfolding here. the family members will be waiting inside in their cars for a moment as they get into position here, wolf. again, the flags whipping in the breeze. a poignant moment out here. the family now filing out of these buses and getting ready to hear "hail to the chief" ...

Casket being carried down the east front steps of the capitol. you do see here the military band waiting on the steps of the capitol. soon we will hear when the bush family arrives a 21-gun salute as the casket is carried down and placed into the hearse. that whole process, wolf, could take about 15 minutes as they make their way slowly down the steps of the capitol. they have been preparing for this all morning having the casket waiting outside the east front steps of the capitol. moments from ...

Talking about with john king. that is i talked to a source close to the president. president trump earlier this morning who said the bush family was very gracious in inviting president trump, first lady melania trump to the services this morning. there was another outreach in the truce between the bush and trump families. that is when president trump selected brett kavanaugh for the supreme court. one of the first people that he called to notify the world of this decision that he had made was th...

Felt surreal for president trump. >> reporter: wolf, good evening. it certainly did provide the latest example of how the office of the presidency is bigger than the man serving in it. president trump was watching for the first time, joining the class of presidents club there with his four living predecessors, of course, who he has been at odds with over the years, but he sat there in silent respect, listening to president george h.w. bush hailed as a 20th century founding father. ♪ >> reporte...

There are a lot of tensions between the bush family and president trump. >> thats the hearse arriving at joint base andrews. jeff zeleny is there on the scene. this formal departure ceremony is about to begin. >> it is, wolf. we are seeing the motorcade, the hearse with the two american flags, as well as the poignant seal. president bush and laura bush are directly behind the hearse as well as other family members as can you see filing through there. they will be taking their place on this windy...

World war ii memorial. president george h.w. bush being part of that greatest generation that fought in world war ii. dana bash is just outside the washington national cathedral. i understand the 3,000 or so guests, theyll be emerging fairly soon. >> thats right, they will be. right now the doors are closed to the people who are inside, to the guests, as we look at it and we wait for the hearse to go along with the motorcade to leave here, as you said, wolf, to leave and go past the world war ii...