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take people to take a breath and step back and start talking with each other again in civil tones what had to be done. that is what teddy would do. >> thanks for joining us. i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm laura evans. senator kennedy lost his battle with brain cancer in his massachusetts home overnight. tom fitzgerald is here now with a look back at the life and legacy of the man who was the kennedy family patriarch. >> reporter: last spring when he endorsed barack obama's presidential campaign, senator edward kennedy invoked his brother's inauguration speech saying the torch would be passe...

condolences are pouring in from around the world as people tribute the life and legacy of senator edward moore kennedy. how president obama is remembers the man called the lion of the senate. a new tropical storm is brewing. what forecasters are saying about danny and where this storm could be heading. everybody knows parents are a major influence on their children. when it comes to drugs and alcohol the impact could be dramatic. flags are flying half staff above the u.s. capitol, and in massachusetts in honor of senator edward kennedy who died after a 15-month battle with brai...

right on. as you were reading that, i was thinking the same thing we're losing our men and women overseas in iraq and afghanistan, every day. these are tremendous leaders in our country, but, boy, we've got real leaders overseas dying for the country as well. >> the next two hours are yours, lady. we're pushing forward with the next hour of "cnn newsroom" with this lady kyra phillips. we're talking about a legacy of pushing forward -- >> the work begins anew. the hope rises again! and the dream lives on. >> by looking to the future, ted kennedy changed american history, but the cau...

I think the president was also checking in on that, as well. >> all righty, abby phillip, thank you so much. good to see you this morning. >> rob brownstein, senior editor for "the atlantic," amie parnes, senior political correspondent for "the hill," and andre bower, political commentator and former lieutenant governor of south carolina, all with us this morning. good morning, everyone. >> good morning. >> morning. >> do they have the votes? is this in the bag for the president? >> yeah, it's in the bag for the president. republicans are really happy about this. the president's very happy abo...

Remarks and why has he now decided to be so entirely candid? >> sure. that's a great question. i know ten tnessee democrats an others are questioning why he waited until after the election. in may is when he started the intense criticism and he said the white house was in a downward spiral after there were ak is as that the president might have leaked classified information to russian agents. i think he feels it's his responsibility as senate lead tore speak out about this, but there are people questioning whether or not it's the fact that he's retiring or whether or not he thinks it's the rig...