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Dignitaries from the country here today to pay respects and to honor the life and legacy of secretary powell. we have seen beautiful images, his wife alma taking her seat. his children michael, linda, ann marie. i want to bring back in peter and helene as the choir begins to sing here and the relationship as you talked about, colonel jack, between colin powell and his wife so special, that relationship between his children was special, as well. i want to think about that here as we listen to the choir at the national cathedral in a moment after this. we'll see the service begin. ♪♪

Think his impact as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff through president george h.w. bush is larger than any of them. >> what we're look at son screen here i think is an example of what you and colonel jack have talked about here. we are seeing these former presidents, former president obama, former first lady michelle obama, former president bush, former first lady laura bush. former president bill clinton did not travel today, we understand because of his prior hospitalization. medical advice is he should stay home and rest. as you talk about, it's the reaction to secretary powell's death...

I think his passing in some ways therefore is remarkable not just because of the story of a man whose journey so extraordinary but also i think that in passing an era in which it's possible for somebody like colin powell to be a figure of unity, across lines in a country where right now we are just divided straight down the middle. >> colonel jack, talk about why general powell decided not to run for president. >> the theory is his wife said you're not doing it. you will be a target and so i get --s of two votes i get both and you are not doing it. and there may be some truth to that. but i th...

He wasn't an average cabinet secretary. everybody knew who he was and wanted to talk to him and share a hand shake with him or a smile. he had a way about him that attracted people. now, one thing to take slight amendment to what colonel jack said, he was not a politician of baby hugging, pollster driven kind of politician. absolutely correct. but he was in some ways the best politician in washington because he didn't work the city in a way that few others did. he understood how to make things happen and advance the cause and himself in bipartisan circles and there are very few people to think...

Reflected by the people in the audience here at the national cathedral today. we saw susan rice, jake sullivan as we see i believe members of the secretary's family preparing to take their seats. colonel jack, i wonder if you could talk about the incredible relationship secretary powell had with his wife, wife alma. married in 1962. tease are the grandchildren. his son michael will deliver a tribute. his daughter doing a read. give us insight into the roin that the kids and grand kids had with the secretary. >> in particular with alma, it was -- i know it's a cliche to say people are married a...