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Imagine he's going to get full claim when it comes to laying in state in the capitol building i imagine. ainsley: i'm sure. will: all ready we'll turn it over now to america's newsroom picking up the story thank you for being with us on fox & friends as they continue the breaking news that general c olin powell died at the age of 84.
We will get a perspective and general sense from our doctor next hour. i think the other thing if you think back to the first gulf war of 1991, we were a country that -- we were -- we found ourselves, you know, together. you think about in late january of that year, early february, when whitney houston sang the national anthem at the super bowl and if you are too young to remember, google it, check it out and crank it up. it later came out it was pre-recorded that took away a little bit from the moment. but it was an awesome moment. i'll save that information. we were embarking on a military v...
Significantly. colin powell was a towering figure in american life and history. he was respected around the world. he was a gifted natural leader who had this commanding presence about himself and an unflappable temperament. and as such, he became one of america's great soldier statesmen in the vein of eisenhower and george marshall. he grained prominence because of his leadership and operational capability to be able to transition to a very complicated world of foreign policy and national security and politics. and be able to make that transition and be as effective as he was certainly set hi...
Entered the city college of new york to study geology during the rotc program that he found his calling. then later graduated at the top of his class. >> dana: his parents produced his name with the -- he changed it to colin after he learned about the u.s. army corp pilot colin. >> bill: he was 84 years of life, colin powell gave so much of that in service to his country and today we say thank you. colin powell dead at the age of 84. >> dana: we'll bring you other news now and the border crisis, of course, continues to escalate into gunfire. mexican cartels regularly firing at u.s. personnel. ...
Will be missed and he was generous and gracious and a diplomat and tough leader but a booming laugh and sense of humor. on the phone is bret baier host of special report. he covered the -- the iraq war in afghanistan. welcome to the program and get your reactions this morning. >> good morning. sad loss of a major figure in american politics and american life. emailed with my friend, michael powell, who is colin's son extending our condolences to him and his family. it was a bit of a shock and you think about colin powell. i heard chris's reflections and it is somebody that you think will be ar...