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African-american to be elected to the senate since reconstruction. and he served in massachusetts. and he was the first african-american to be holding the office in any state. senator brocks served in the army in world war ii and earned a bronze star for his time in italy. he turned down opportunities from former president nixon. he was surrounded by his family. edward brook was 95 years old. investigators are confident they found wreckage of the air asia flight. strong currents have prevented divers from getting a closer look at them. they are hoping to find the

Arrived. what was the response when he arrived in liu's wake today. >> there was no noticeable turning. but the back turning didn't happen in the wake but it was in the funeral when mayor deblazeio spoke. they accused the mayor of supporting a anti- cop climate. the mayor said it was a act of disrespect. he said i issue no man dates or make threats of discipline. but i remind you that when you don uniform you are bound by the honor and decency that go with it. >> thank you brian. edward brook was the first

The u.s. senate has died. edward brook, a republican from massachusetts was regarded as a trailblazer on both sides of the aisle. president obama considered brook someone who led an extraordinary life of public service. brook passed away of natural causes yesterday morning at his home in florida. he was 95 years old. jury selection in the trial of the boston marathon bombing suspect starts tomorrow. he is accused of being a willful conspirator of mass destruction in that deadly attack that killed three people and injured 264 more. that was in april 2013, of course. defense attorneys suggest ...

Tam tamerlin. edward brook heralded by both parties about as a trailblazer served as a republican in the senate for 12 years starting in 1967. he was also the first african-american elected as a state's attorney general. president barack obama express his sadness at the news of brooke's passing and called brooke someone who led an extraordinary life of public service. after a wildly unproductive 2014 u.s. lawmakers returned to washington this tuesday for the new year. this time around republicans will lead the senate and they have much on their plate. here's cnn's aaron mcpike. >> reporter...

Where we ordered the same thing. he said, what do you want? i ordered strawberry ice cream. he had the same thing. his lunch as far as i could tell >> i would have lunch. i would go eat a sandwich. come in. say want a sandwich. want somebody to have lunch with. get down to with the house members. i would get an ice cream. he would, get so, clever the way he would talk. don't you dine at noon? he was, out having dinner at italian restaurant. don't you drink? i said no. trying to get rid of it. can't you take the stuff. the irish thing. pushing. constantly pushing. >> produced my one tip story. ...