holbrook, new york, where petito's service is under way. what an emotional day for the family. just awful. >> reporter: yeah, a real somber day here, jim. you know, the outpouring that we've seen here all day was pretty amazing. it really speaks to how much 22-year-old gabby petito's story has resonated not just in this community of holbrook and long island but across the country and around the world. the memorial is ending in about a half hour, but doors opened around noon today eastern time, and there literally has been a steady stream of people all day. a line that you see there, that line has pretty much been there, short and long. at one point it wrapped around the entire building. people waiting more than an hour to get in because only 30 people were allowed to get in at one time. a lot of these people didn't even know gabby personally but they felt compelled to come here and pay their respects. earlier today when the family and extended family were president, gabby's stepfather