Much different from what weve seen, the majesty of air force i taking him from houston to washington, d. C. , the u. S. Capitol, National Cathedral and all of this and this is just returning back to small town america is really the last part of this weeklong journey and this weeklong goodbye to this president. It really is kind of fascinating. You actually had as the train was going by, i didnt see president george w. Bush or jeb bush, but you did see a number of family members. You had a pretty clear shot of a lot of the family members who were up against the windows there waving to these crowds as people have gone by. We talked to a county constable here in the town of magnolia, who told us an interesting story, said it wasnt uncommon for folks here to see or at least they saw george h. W. Bush coming through town here, that he would often ride the train from houston to College Station for sporting events or maybe some other events if he ever chose to rode the train. You would never really know if the president was on there but every once in a while they would see some secret service guys come through town and then a train blowing through at about a hundred miles an hour and that was kind of the sign that it was president bush had been on that train. So it was like these little moments that theyve seen here in the last few decades that has really stuck with a lot of people. Obviously all of that comes to an end. This was that final ride here through the town of magnolia. Jeb bush and family members and george w. Bush on board that train to take the president to husband fin his final resting place. I was reading a note from jamie gangel, who has known the bush family for years and years and she was saying how bush 41 loved trains, loved using them, loved campaigning in them, loved riding in them. Would take crosscountry trips with his grandchildren, and he will be just the eighth u. S. President to ride a train on his funeral procession for all of you wondering why a train. Perhaps that part of the answer. Ed lavandera is in texas, Stephanie Elam is in texas where this train is approaching. Stephanie, can you tell me about the crowd where you are . Reporter well, people here are definitely excited. It doesnt matter peopleits st to pour a little harder. People are lined up, they have their flags and their pins. You can feel the anticipation of it. A lot of people felt it very important to come out here. Some folks ive been talking to felt it was very important to be out here today, to witness this moment in history, to say their final goodbyes as the president makes his final journey. And the train route is being like you were saying, its a very president bush type of thing being able to see this and to also just experience this with their children. Kids were let out of school early. So you see a lot of kids out here as well lined up in both sides here. But overall people just waiting to see. You see everyone anxiously looking down the train tracks. I know its past ed but it hasnt been here. And im in navasota, texas. Kids coming to witness a dale theyll likely never forget the rest of their lives. Wolf bliltzer is in College Station, texas, where this train journey will end. Its been such a beautiful thing to see veterans, americans, children all coming out to wave goodbye and thank you to this 41st president of the United States. It really has been amazing, amazing today, amazing yesterday. All these past six days or so since we learned of his passing, its been really a wonderful experience, especially for those of us who spent a lot of quality time covering him when he was president of the United States, when he was Vice President of the United States. So we got to know him, we got to see him. But its really nice, especially now, when there is such bitter partisanship, as you know, brooke, in washington, around the country to see liberals and conservatives, democrats and republicans getting together to honor the 41st president of the United States in this really special way. Here in texas obviously since hes a texan, the people have come out and theyre waving at the train and theyre taking pictures, theyre saluting. Theyre really proud of this man. Its been an excellent experience for all of us who have flown out here to cover this. I was listening to some of your coverage off and on today and you were talking to i think one of the speech writers who was saying if president h. W. Bush were alive today, hed be saying, speed up, speed up my train, but this train is going through texas and so families can come out and say goodbye. So hes headed to the bush library at texas a m where he will be buried next to his late wife, barbara, who passed away earlier this year and also their daughter, robin, who at age 4 died of leukemia. Yeah. Its going to be emotional. We remember when barbara bush passed away in april, she was buried here at College Station at texas a m university. Hell be buried alongside his little daughter, who died of leukemia and his wife who died back in april. It will be a homecoming of sorts. The children will be here, president george w. Bush, laura bush, theyre on the train, jeb bush and his wife, all of the children and many of grandchildren as well. There will be a lot of invited guests who will come to the president ial library to participate. It will be a relatively brief ceremony, full military honors for the president of the United States. There will be some prayers and then eventually there will be a very private ceremony at the grave site. That wouldnt be open to the press but everything leading up to that will be and well have extensive live coverage of that. I know you, wolf blitzer. I know you have a good bush 41 story. I know youve been sharing so many anecdotes since friday evening, but can you indulge me on one . You know, when i was the pentagon correspondent for cnn during the first gulf war, operation Desert Shield and operation desert storm, when it was when Saddam Hussein invaded kuwait, it was august 1990, and it was a surprise to the u. S. Intelligence community, the assessment at the time was that Saddam Hussein would threaten the amir of kuwait, threaten the kuwaitis, he wanted the price of oil to go up, he needed the money. But he wouldnt actually invade a fellow arab country. That was the u. S. Intelligence communitys basic assessment. There was some who disagreed with that assessment but that was the consensus in the u. S. Intelligence community, there might be some border skirmishes but he wouldnt actually engage in a fullscale invasion. And then he did, and he moved through kuwait, Saddam Husseins military like a knife going through butter and was headed towards saudi arabia and the oil fields there. They stopped and it was a surprise to all the top u. S. Military personnelle, who had received the intelligence assessments. The president had received the same intelligence. At least the first few days there was uncertainty how the u. S. Was going to respond. But then together with president that much are, and dick cheney, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, colin powell, they all agreed this will not it and and the buildup began over the next several months. Eventually ov eventually the mission was accomplished relatively quickly. And president bush at that time and he deserved an enormous amount of credit for the way as commander in chief he orchestrated that very, very successful military operation. And his popularity soared. It was very, very powerful stuff. Thats how a commander in chief operates. Wolf blitzer, dont go too far. Were watching this train very closely and all these americans bidding their final farewell to george h. W. Bush. I do want to get to some breaking news. The man who served of a. G. Under bush 41 is emerging as a top candidate to hold the same job once again. He is william barr. He could replace jeff sessions, who was fired one month ago. Laura jarrett is with me and eli h ho honig. This is a veteran of the Justice Department. Hes widely respected within conservative legal circles, somebody who would be welcome over here at the Justice Department. He served in the early 1990s under bush. He actually served as muellers boss, the special counsel who we hear so much about when mueller led the Criminal Division here at the Justice Department. It was the time when barr was the attorney general. Were told that if offered the position and this isnt a done deal yet but if offered the pos by the president , barr would accept this. Hes seen as a consensus candidate by other sources that are telling us and even people on capitol hill, lawmakers, even top democrat pat leahy saying this is the kind of person who would attract both democrats and republicans to get confirmed, brook. I asked how did bil barr and trump get appoint had had . Well, it was the circle of lawyers who introduced the two. It doesnt apoor pat served as barrs assistant over here at the Justice Department. Obviously pretty important to have the Incoming White House counsel backing you. What do you think of this . You want somebody who is qualified, whos serious and whos respected. 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Lets go straight to the floor of the new york stock exchange. Cnn Business Correspondent alisons cou s coulkosik is ther. Reporter you look at the red on the screen, at the down arrows and that is the anxiety investors are feeling. Im talking about the arrest of the cfo of huawei. This happening in canada at the request of the u. S. For alleged live violating american sanctions against iran. Just keep in mind the cfo of huawei isnt just the cfo of that company, here dad is the founder of that company. This is a provocative and bold move for the u. S. To take. Its like arresting tim cook in china. This is spooking investors. This amps up the tensions in the trade war. Were coming off of that g20 meeting in argentina with president xi and President Trump and President Trump came out of that saying there would be a 90day ceasefire. Now there are even more doubts than there were a few days ago that anything could get done in those few months, at least to come to some sort of settlement there, especially with the arrest of the cfo of this Chinese Company. Thank you. Kaitlan collins is with me now. The timing here, we know that canadian officials arrested her the very same day that trump and president xi of china sat down for that dinner at the g20. I have to imagine that the white house was aware of this impending arrest. What have you learned . Reporter the white house hasnt official live ly respond any request for comment. We have from the National Security adviser, john bolton. He did an interview earlier today when he was asked if he was aware of this and this was his answer. I is knew in advance but thiss something that we get from the Justice Department, and these kinds of things happen with some frequency. We certainly dont inform the president on every one of them. Reporter so there, brooke, john bolton is saying he knew in advance of that dinner with president xi this arrest was coming. We didnt know it had been carried out but we knew this was on the way. He does leave a little bit of leverage room saying the president is not briefed every time theyre about to arrest someone like this. He does say the president wasnt aware they were going to arrest the chinese officer during that din person when President Trump is talking about what a successful meal they had and how they came to an agreement on where to move next with trade, you see the stock market is up. When President Trump is tweeting saying hes tariff man and hell impose more tariffs on china, the stock market is down. The uncertainty is resting essentially on what the president is tweeting. Its going to be made more so by the fact theyve arrested this chinese officer, adding to uncertainty of how the chinese are reacting to this. 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Im woman blitzer in College Station, texas, the home of texas a m university and the home of george h. W. Bush president ial library and museum. Right now the 41st president of the United States is aboard a special train, bush 4141 left houston, texas a little while ago making its way here to College Station. You see live pictures right there. You see the map on the screen of the various towns it will pass. People have been standing alongside the tracks throughout this time. Theyre trying to get a glimpse of the train, trying to get a glimpse of history unfolding right now. Its a very, very moving sight and we watch all of this unfold. John king is with me, dana bash is with me. Mary cate carey is with me. Theres going to be a formal ceremony one the train arrives. The casket will be removed, president bush, laura bush and family, they will be here. And all the military honors he deserves. We had the good fortune of getting a tour of the library. You see a bridge out in the back and mary cate can describe it better, its a bridge and its a private area that you cant see. Its secluded on purpose. The bushes decided that would be their final resting place. After days of ceremony and days of celebration, much smaller still a president ial sendoff but a smaller sendoff here before the burial here this afternoon. And hell be laid to rest right next to barbara bush, his wife o who passed away in april. Right, and their daughter who passed away at the age of 3, where they lived in connecticut. Youve been here many times since youre on the board. Youre a bushy, as they call them. Im a bushy. We g we got to go in and see not just from the inside out of the bridge to the burial place but the phenomenal tribute to this 41st president inside the building behind us, the museum,