barbara bush passing away at the age of 92. .. .. heather: investigators getting a first look at the chemical attacks in syria after a week of being blocked from the scene. what are russia and syria trying to hide? here is dan hoffman. great to have you with us to talk about this. 5 days of delay, 11 days since the attack. what time can that amount of time due to the investigation? >> this is a crime scene, time is of the essence. it is not like fine wine which gets better with age. there are three forms of evidence, the victims of the attack, those helping the victims of the attack and the means of the attack with sarah and chlorine gas and those dissipate quickly and the fact that syrians were able to get into this area and apply their security means those who witnessed it are gone by now. it is going to be a challenge for the team to find evidence and that was part of bashar al-assad's calculus. >> what will they be looking for first? >> they will look for traces of chemical weapons but that will be hard after the attack. they wil

america loved barbara bush. and she truly was, perhaps, the most popular first lady of modern times. >> it's going to come through, kate, certainly on this important day. >> yeah. i mean, to her sense of humor, when a reporter was on a foreign trip with her and they were going to bahrain and said are you going to be buying pearls? and she said not as long as lane is alive, the designer who designed her fake pearls. she told clinton it would be great if chelsea had friends or cousins living there to keep her company. that shows how she cared about other people, democrats or republicans. it wasn't about partisanship. >> we'll talk about the reverent side. one thing to keep in mind, she was second lady of the united states. she was first lady of the united states and she was the first mother of the united states. there's only one other person in our history, abigail adams, who did that. she did it before the media era. imagine for 50 years she has been a symbol of dignity and civility and support. there are a lot o

you didn't mess with barbara bush. i remember when the president was president, bush 41 was president and he announced defiantly that he didn't like broccoli and he wasn't going to eat broccoli and he was the president and not put up with it anymore. it was a huge outcry from the broccoli growers. he would have a huge truck of broccoli delivered up to the white house. all americans should eat broccoli is what she said. >> martha: really can't convince shoes from one of the conventions. i am recovering a convention in new york for w. bush and seeing barbara bush and president bush 41 there, just beaming, ear to ear. they were so proud of their son. when president bush 41 lost to bill clinton for that second term, he didn't want to be a one term or, as we all remember. she took that loss hard and then to see her son, the former governor of texas take on that role, obviously it was an enormous burst of pride for the two of them. i remember so clearly thinking about what an amazing historical moment that was. >> absolutely

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barbara bush was a commanding matriarch. only the second woman in american history to be both the wife of a president and the mother of one. she was married to the 41st occupant of the white house and raised the a3rd. born barbara pierce, she met george hw bush at a school dance and they were married in 1945 after his service as a navy pilot in world war ii. barbara was credited with helping his political career by keeping a cardfile of everyone he ever met. it all paid off when george hw bush was elected, first vice president to ronald reagan and then president. the office of president of the united states... barbara wore her trademark pearls at his inauguration, confiding they hid the wrinkles in her neck. it was this honesty that helped endear her to the american public. as first lady she focused on promoting literacy, helping the most disadvantaged americans. if more people who can read, write and comprehend, we would be that much closer to solving so many of the problems that plague our nation. during the first gulf war

wolf blitzer has more on her remarkable life. >> america loves barbara bush. >> reporter: barbara bush was the woman behind two u.s. presidents. the wife of one, the mother of another. barbara pierce was born in queens, new york on june 8th, 1925. she grew up in suburban new york. at a connecticut country club dance, she met a young man who would change her life, george herbert walker bush. >> i was square all throug high school. i just tried to do the best i could. i manner the firrried the first kissed. you talk about a bore, i'm the world's worst. >> reporter: barbara bush focused on building a family. george bush eventually entered a life of public service. while barbara's candor may not have made a good match for his job as cia director -- >> that's because i can't keep a secret. >> reporter: -- her charm was a definite asset to his career. >> find joy in life. as ferris beuller said on his day off, life moves fast and if you don't observe it, you're going to miss it. >> reporter: bush was elected ronald reagan's vice president. eight years later, he sat in the oval office. barbar

not so barbara bush. she was incredibly recognizable but had a great calming influence on the country. how would you put her as far as you categorize first ladies, where does she stand? >> well, she, by any standard, she's one of the most introot women who's ever lived, either that or she's one of the luckiest because all around her people succeeded historians like to point to the fact that she's the only woman other than abigail adams to have been both the wife and mother to the american president but there's a big difference. abigail adams never knew it. she died in 1818 having buried three of her children, including one young man who died early as an alcoholic. but barbara bush not only saw one-her sons become president, she saw two others elected governor. that had never happened before in all of history. roosevelt run, grant run, several of the president's sons ran. so she's very unique and as a first lady i would rank her among the top three, hillary clinton and eleanor roosevelt because of their r�

who pounded that, papa bush or barbara bush. >> it was barbara bush, i think that everyone fell in line with her way of thinking and agreed. i don't think it was a tough sell on mrs. bush's part, but her namesake, barbara bush, her granddaughter, won a tennis match or something along those lines and did a little bit of show boating and she promptly, after her display, got a scolding from her grandmother and she said it's not what we do. and she very famously also said it's not the awards, it's not the accolades, it's not the titles, it's not passing the test or the degrees, it's the time you spend with your family and your loved ones that you will look back on and be appreciative of how much time you did give to your family. and for someone to spend as much time in the public eye and still be able to give as much to her family as exemplified in those scrap books in texas at the bush museum, it truly is remarkable. when you leave politics and no one can say a bad thing about you, that's unheard of, unprecedented and that's barbara bush. neil: let your life speak for yourself if you're pu

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barbara bush picked up a baby with aids and cradle the baby. she hugged and kissed kids with ,ids, the message was clear there should be no stigma, it is time for us to embrace these people. everlasting and simple, she said, there is a need for compassion. she spoke to the heart. she used the platform she had to empower people through literacy, one of her great causes. she believed the world would be a better place if everyone could read and write and comprehend. the barbara bush foundation for literacy continues to do amazing work. she has touched the lives of so many. so many young people and adults. and brought them in to a new world through literacy. she accomplished a lot more. she was dignified, straightforward, witty, well-intentioned. she had a habit of speaking her mind freely. sometimes that got her into trouble. frankly, when she did that, almost all of us nodded our heads in agreement. interestingly, her secret service codename was tranquility. for anyone who knew her, that might have seemed to be a strange codename. she probably ch

bush and first lady barbara bush for more than 50 years. it is a humbling privilege to speak as her pastor, her friend, her priest, and her confidante. what an interesting thing to be a confidante to a woman who has no secrets. what you saw was what you got. what was in here came out here. [laughter] >> the author of our lesson in proverbs muses on the gift of a loving wife and mother, a godly woman, all of which barbara had. she believed in and practiced the principles of honesty, tolerance, decency, courage, and strength, and perhaps above all, humility. she lived according to the mantra of the bush family for many years, don't get caught up in the big me. one day we were walking together on the beach in kennebunkport. barbara was washing off her own shoes and a fella came up to her and said, hey, you look a lot like barbara bush and without missing a beat, barbara said, yes, i hear that a lot. [laughte [laughter] >> she was a friend to people of every political persuasion and race and religion. her generosity of spirit did not draw lines

bush and first lady barbara bush for more than 50 years. it is an ongoing privilege to speak as -- it is humbling this because her pastor, her priest, her friend and her confidant. wouldn't interesting thing to be a confidant to a woman who has what ants -- interesting thing to be a confidant a woman who has no secrets. what you saw was what you got and came out. the author of our lesson in proverbs uses on the gifts of a loving wife and mother, a godly woman, all of which barber had. she believed in and practice the principles of honesty, tolerance , decency, courage, and strength. and perhaps above all, humility. she lived according to the mantra of the bush family for many years. do not get caught up in the big me. one day we were walking together on the beach in kennebunkport and barbara was washing up her own shoes and the fellow said to her, hey, you look a lot like barbara bush. without missing a beat, she said, yes, i hear that a lot. [laughter] friend to people of every political persuasion and race and religion. her generosity of

barbara bush was the woman behind two u.s. presidents. the wife of one. the mother of another. barbara pierce was born in queens, new ork,onjune 8th, june 25th. at a country club dance, she met a young man who would change her life. george herbert walker bush. >> i was square through high school. tried to do the best i could. i was, i married the first man i ever kissed. you talk about a bore. i am the world's worst. >> george bush focused on building an oil business. barbara bush focused on building a family. george bush eventually entered a life of public service. and while barbara's candor might not have made a good match for his job as krrk ia director. >> that's because i can't keep a secret. >> her charm was a definite asset to her husband's political career. >> find the joy in life because as ferri saidferris said on his life moves pretty fast and if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you're going to miss it. >> george was elected in 1980 as reagan's vice president. eight years la

but, president bush says, so cross the bushes off your worry list. barbara bush. thank the president and the yield of the floor. >> tonight i want to talk about the passing of an extraordinary woman, a woman who captured the hearts of americans across every spectrum. barbara bush is one of the most popular peoplewa in america, and for good reason. one of only two women in history of our country to be both first lady of the united states and also the mother of the president. she consistently use those platforms that as she would say god graced her with, for good causes. our mini story of what i account was shortly after president bush's election, she went to an aids hospice here in washington, d.c., this was a time when the aids epidemic was a huge crisis, but frankly there was a stigma attached to it and a lot of nervousness. about the disease. barbara bush picked up a baby with aids and cradled that baby. she hugged and kissed kids with aids. and the message wasit very clea. there should be no stigma. we have nothing to fear pickets time for us to embrace these p

bush came from barbara bush. >> we heard throughout the service references to this is what barbara bush would have wanted at this funeral service. and you discussed this with her on several occasions. >> probably went a little bit longer than she would have liked and was too tookfocused on her. however, it was a beautiful celebration. you know, it touched upon the family, faith and friends. it allowed people to grieve. and she was -- the front pews were filled by the people that loved her and that she loved in return. watching the family, escort the casket out, it actually makes me think of mornings in maine. i would start every morning you bring the papers to the bushes and they would lay in bed and read the news of the day. but there were often surrounded by their children and grandchildren. and they would trickle in and grab their cup of coffee and it was without fail that you would walk in and there would be at least dora and then, you know, some other number of children and grandchildren in that room. and just watching the family surround her, it was such a beautiful remembrance, h

bush and first lady barbara bush for more than 50 years. it's a humbling experience to speak as her pastor, priest and confidant. what an interesting thing to be a confidant to a woman who has no secrets. what you saw is what you got. what was in here came out here. the author of our lessons in proverbs, muses on the gifts of a loving wife and mother, a godly woman, all of which barbara had. she believed in and practiced the principles of honesty, toleran tolerance, decency. courage. and strength. and perhaps above all humility. she lived according to the mantra of the bush family for many years, don't get caught up in the big me. one day, we were walking together on the beach in kennebunkport. barbara was washing off her own shoes and a fellow came up to her and said hey, you look a lot like barbara bush. and without missing a beat, barbara just said, yes, i hear that a lot. she was a friend to people of every political persuasion and race and religion. her generosity of spirit did not draw lines that kept others out. hers was a life of ci

. >>> america loves barbara bush! [ applause ] >> reporter: barbara bush was the woman behind two u.s. presidents. the wife of one, the mother of another. barbara pierce was born in queens, new york, on june 8th, 1925. she grew up in suburban new york. at a connecticut country club dance, she met a young man who would change her life, george he herbert walker bush. >> i was square through all. i tried to do the best i could. i married the first man i ever kissed. you talk about a bore. i was the worst. >> reporter: george focused on building an oil business. barbara focused on building a family. george bush entered a life of public service. while barbara's candor might have been a good match for his position as cia director -- >> that's because i don't keep a secret. >> reporter: her charm was an asset to her husband's political career. >> find the joy in life because as faerris booururl said on his off, life moves pretty fast, and you don't stop and look around once in a while, you're going to miss it. >> reporter: g

emember barbara bush. ♪ ♪ >>> barbara and george h.w. bush were married for 73 years, longer than any presidential couple in history. the two met at a christmas dance when she was 17 and he was 18. she says he was the first man she ever kissed. >> now we're opening up our vault to inauguration day 1989 when barbara walters sat down with the new president and his first lady. >> i read that you have breakfast in bed in the morning, watch the television shows together and discuss everything. policy. >> i don't eat breakfast. >> you have coffee. >> coffee, yes. coffee in bed. we flip it on at 6:00, watch 15 minutes on one network, 15 on another, 15 on the next to get a blanket. >> you read the papers? >> yes. >> you discuss policy? >> no. >> we -- very often, he'll read one paper, i'll read another, and we change papers, and i might say look at this article, or he may say wait until you see this one or something. but we discuss like any other two normal people. we do not discuss foreign policy, other than just what's of interest to everybody

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to former first lady barbara bush. the public good-bye planned for the matriarch of an american dynasty. we look back at her life, her love, her legacy. >>> also breaking overnight, the woman killed after an apparent midair explosion on a southwest airlines flight is identified. the mother of two was nearly sucked out of the window. passengers describe the horrifying moments. >> when the masks dropped down, i thought, okay, this might be it. this might be it. >> the search for what went wrong and the similar incident just two years ago. >>> secret meeting revealed. the cia director's one-on-one meeting with kim jong-un and how it could set the stage for a trump summit next month. >>> those stories, plus google responds to a study claiming thousands of phone apps are tracking your children. >>> and the growing debate at the ballpark. is baseball season too long? >>> a good wednesday morning to you. we begin with the death of former first lady barbara bush. she's being called a force of nature, famous for her candor and

barbara bush. that have campaign, she was bitter. during that campaign, she didn't think much of him. i got an angry phone call. a phone call to me once after i wrote something, the casper weinberger had come out. i won't get into all the details but said at the time he was trying to attack the governor of arkansas, bill clinton, as not being a truth teller, not being a man of character, this undermined that. his own friend saying wait a minute. i got a call from a campaign official, on the campaign trail in 1992, yelling at me about that story i wrote. then i had to hold on. for about 30 seconds she came on the phone and she said how dare you compare my husband to that -- i won't repeat the words -- about the governor of arkansas. then they lost. she was bitter. they were told by the staff, bill clinton is an illegitimate governor, failed governor of a small state. remember that? then they became very close friends. in that moment, a, the enforcer, behind the scenes, didn't get involved that often

bush? >> barbara bush died the way she lived, with courage and grace. i think it is remarkable how long she was in the public spotlight as second lady and married to the vice president for eight years and four years in the white house as first lady. and then, you know, coming back, with her son for another eight years. i mean, she had 20 years there when she was second lady, first lady or first mother. plus two of her sons in governor chairs and during all that time, she carried herself with a sense of propriety. sort of an old fashion way they lived together. endearing to people who knew them and she always brought honor to the office. she stands as a beacon of what really good strong matriarchal first lady could be. >> kate, she had plenty of views of her own and some contrary to her husbands and keeper of the flame in so many ways. i think about herself deprecating sense of humor. clearly defending her husband but poking fun at herself. when she was asked about her huge popularity, she was one always ranked as one of the most popular women in america

barbara bush filled our lives with laughter and joy. in the case of our family, she is our teacher and role model in how to live a life with purpose and meaning. on behalf of our family, we want to thank the thousands and thousands of expressions of condolence and love for our precious mother. with want to thank mom's care givers for their compassionate care. i want to thank neil and maria for their next door family love of our parents.anthank john and their eloquent words. meacham, you might have been a little long, but it was beautiful. we want to thank russ and laura for their friendship and pastoral care of our parents. and we want to thank all that are gathered here to celebrate the life of barbara bush. now, it is appropriate to express gratitude, because we learned to do that at a very early age. you see, our mom was our first and most important teacher. sit up. look people in the eye. please, say please and thank you. do your homework. quit whining and stop complaining. eat your broccoli. yes, dad, she said that. the little thin

barbara bush has died at the age of 92. former president bush writes, barbara push passed at the age of 92 .. we are sad but our souls are settled because we know hers was. barbara bush was a fabulous first lady and a woman unlike any other who brought levity, love and literacy to millions. our family will miss her dearly and we thank you all for your prayers and good wishes. what do we know about the last several days? >> very few people realized that she had been struggling with copd and congestive heart failure for the last two years. and it's been rough on her. she told friends and family that she was ready. she had been in and out of the hospital quite a few times. while barbara bush says something, you listen. we had a look back at her life. that shows her humor and celebrates what she was like. >> barbara and i just wanted to pop in here. >>. >> reporter: to those who knew her best, her family, she was simply -- >> the enforcer. >> the enforcer. >> your mom's nickname? >> the enforcer. >> she wears a size 2 and my le

and capturing the barbara bush. especially the barbara bush of these last decades who has led a quiet but involved life. >> kelly, i know you're familiar with 41, in recent years, especially since getting around by wheelchair has become a major figure in the designer sock community, with great pride if you ask him. and today, they have made it known he is wearing socks of a book theme in honor of his wife and her life long push for literacy. >> reporter: that was a nod to mrs. bush in a most personal way. and over the decades, that a difficult gift of reading and what that could unlock for people is something she committed to all through her life. so, if you could make a statement in sockwear, then, of course, president bush would do so. often, those socks were meant to evoke humor. boy, we saw a lot of that today in the stories that were recounted. in the spirit that was recounted. when people are on the edge of grief and tears, humor can really cut through that and remind everyone that this is a celebration of her

not like two barbara bushes. one barbara bush and we all got to know her and aren't we glad of that. >> give us your assessment of where barbara bush in her life fit in the changing role for women in america. you had betty ford, a supporter of the e.r.a., then nancy reagan. barbara bush had some conflict with that, didn't she? >> she sure did. she was born five years after women got the right to vote. and she became over the span of her life, she saw such incredible changes in roles and expectations of women. she stood on one side of that divide. she was to all appearances, a very traditional first lady and succeeded by hillary rodham clinton, the leefts traditiast of all first ladies. you know, it's interesting, i think she was concerned. i think she wasn't always happy with women's movement. she thought it sometimes denigrated women who had chosen to stay home and raise their families. but i can tell you also she was never more proud than she was -- when she was talking about her granddaughters who are working

the wife and mother to two united states presidents, barbara bush. >> tucker: former first lady barbara bush has died today at the age of 92. she decided to forgo further treatment for her health. mrs. bush was one of only two women and american history to find herself both the wife of the president and the mother of another president. there was also tragedy. she had six children including a daughter, robin who died of leukemia at the age of three, more than 60 years ago. the rest of her life, the memory made her cry. other than that, barbara bush was not one for weaving in public. she was a lifelong advocate of good taste and self-restraint. brit hume knew her well for many years. 38 years, and he joins us tonight. what did you make of barbara bush? >> she was a woman of enormous character. she adored her husband and i always had this sense in seeing them together that she never could quite get enough of him, that he was such a gregarious man, he had so many friends and people like him and he liked people and there was never quite enough of him to go around as far as she was concerned.

>>> condolences continue to pour in for barbara bush. formidable, no nonsense, wife of one american president and mother of another. >>> breaking overnight, sources confirm a secret meeting between cia director mike pompeo and north korean dictator kim jong-un. >>> as we're going down, i have no idea, are we near a runway? >> survivors describe moments of terror after a midair jet engine blast that killed a fellow passenger. >>> president trump's u.n. ambassador nikki haley fires back, refusing to take the blame for confusion over sanctions on russia. >>> good morning and welcome to "early start," i'm christine romans. >> extraordinary rebuke of the white house. good morning, everyone, i'm dave briggs. wednesday, april 18th, tax day two. >> yes. today is tax day. >> yeah. >> not yesterday. seems the irs had trouble with tax day yesterday. so today you have to have your taxes filed. >> a mulligan if you will. 4:01 eastern time. breaking news this morning that president trump has ordered flags flown at half staff at the white house and acr

that's what barbara bush wanted. here at st. martin's episcopal church is where the bush family worshipped more than 50 years. barbara bush taught sunday school here, a member of the needlepoint club. this could have been planned for any of its congregants. that's what barbara bush wanted. she had a careful hand in planning this. she chose her eulogist. among them her son jeb bush and susan baker, the wife of her husband's secretary of state, and also john meachum, the author and historian who in recent years wrote george h.w. bush's biography. 1500 people have been invited by the bush family to attend today's service. among them, the obamas, clintons, melania trump will be here. president trump saying out of respect for the family and the additional security his presence would require, he wouldn't attend. the carter family won't be attending either. jimmy carter traveling overseas. his wife recovering from a recent surgery. after this 90-minute service concludes, a motorcade will load up in the drive just behind me and process

bush and his beloved barbara bush. anything that you can tell us about sometimes behind the scenes what it was like watching their love up close and personal. >> well, you know, when you think about the bush family, you think about their faith, their family and their friends. and they were a family of faith. it's sad to see that she's gone. but it's wonderful that she's now with her daughter robin. the interaction with the family was really the most important thing. all the jobs they had, all the jobs he had. i don't think barbara bush ever had a job. >> dana: i remember when i invited her to do a mentoring vent. i made the invitation. she said, why would you want me? i have never worked a day in her life. while she never earned a pay check, she lived a life with purpose. the literacy foundation is just one of many examples. i'll give you the last word. >> i just loved her sepb of humor. it was so unexpected. someone asked her about her style and dresses. she said, well, remember, i was 162 pounds when i was born. okay

barbara bush. her husband, george h.w. bush, and barbara bush were not native texans. but they got there as fast as they could. the president embraced texas right off the bat. he became involved in the oil and gas industry, black gold, texas tea. in those days. his wife, barbara, became the epitome of a texas woman. a straight shooter. hat you see is what you get. black, white, no gray. family, family, family, love, ove, love. i'll share two stories about her and her husband that show how much they love life and how great -- and how great a sense of humor they both had. rst of all, in 2000, their oldest son george w. bush was elected to become our 43rd president. when two families in -- only two families in our country's history had a mother who had a husband and a son elected to the white house. the adams family and the bush family. reporters came to mrs. bush, remember all this controversy, hanging chads, florida, florida, florida. they persevered and george bush was elected our president. naturally, reporters were excite. they approached our first laity and said, mr

my sympathies go out to the bush family for barbara bush. on immigration, it has been almost eight years -- there was an independent bipartisan bill by president obama that said nothing, and they are saying obama didn't do nothing. we are the united states of america. we stand up for all the poor. are we going to stop all the immigrants coming from overseas? people who have been living here paying money, now all of a sudden we just want to send them back? obama'se talked about ability to get something in place. the reason we have this is because we can't come up with a bipartisan agreement in congress. president obama extended the policy that try to do this with a larger group. president trump is trying to resend that policy. we are in this fight over what the president can do. host: as to what our guest was talking about, he says do not lose sight to the fact that this individual was here legally. immigration is one topic of note yesterday. the internet being a topic of discussion as well. what was argued? guest: the court heard arguments i

nbc's peter alexander has more on the life of barbara bush. >> barbara bush, the former first lady was always known to be candid and caring. with his white hair and signature pearls she was often thought of as the nation's favorite grandmothers. aides called her the national treasure, the treasure for short. >> i've been the luckiest woman in the world truthfully. and i know it. >> it was her husband who saw her as matter of fact of fact and direct, lovingly call her miss frank. >> she earned and won the respect of a lot of american people because they saw her for what she is, down to earth, loving mother and setting an example. >> but she saw herself more in the role of family enforcer, something her granddaughter jen man barb bush haiger teased her about. >> why do we call you the enforcer. >> because i enforce. >> she had quite a bit, self-deprecating and wickedly funny. on sarah pail. >> and i sat next to her once and thought she was beautiful and i think she's happy in alaska and i hope she stays there. >> on the "today" show months before jeb announced a presidential run, she sai

bush and first lady barbara bush for more than 50 years. it is an humbling privilege to speak as her pastor, her friend, her priest, and her confidante, but what an interesting thing to be a confidante to a woman who has no secrets. what you saw was what you got. hat was in here came out here. the author of our lesson in proverbs muses on the gifts of a loving wife and mother. a godly woman. all of which barbara had. she believed in and practiced the principles of honesty, lerance, decency, courage, and strength. and perhaps above all humility. she lived according to the mantra of the bush family for many years. don't get caught up in the big me. one day, we were walking together on the beach in kenny bunkport, barbara was washing off her own shoes and a fellow came up to her and said, hey, you look a lot like barbara bush. and without missing a beat barbara just said yes, i hear hat a lot. she was a friend of people of every political persuasion and race and religion. her generosity of spirit did not draw lines that kept others out. hers w

barbara bush was authentic. just before we hear from her family, a couple of pieces of news exclusive to cnn, our colleague kate bennett is now reporting that first lady melania trump will be attending the funeral this saturday to pay her respects and for other people who would like to pay their respect, we also want to let people know that on friday barbara bush will be lying in repose at st. martin's episcopal church. it is open to the public all day long and you can come and pay your respects and then the funeral service will be on saturday at the same church and that is by invitation only. that will be private. so now to her sons. there is a word that her sons used as a nickname for her, it is the enforcer. let's hear about what it was like about growing up with barbara bush as their mother. >> mother was on the front line and expressed herself frequently. dad was available, but he was a busy guy and he was on the road a lot in his businesses and obviously on the road a lot when he was campaigning and so mot

your recollections of barbara bush. >> barbara bush is a force. she's even a force when she's not with us. her conscious will last for a generation or two or three. there's not a doubt in my mind. but she was someone who was unvarnished in her telling it the truth and she would hold you to that unvarnished truth. so she was -- she was a force and the truth is, i consider her continue to be a force because she was a true deep conscience to her husband to her sons, to her daughter. she was a conscience for anyone close to her environment and i think about her all the time and i'm not with her all the time. and i continue to think about her. >> it's interesting you said that, andy. she was obviously, she was the mother of the president when you were working as the chief of staff for george w. bush. as the chief of staff, and this relates to something was saying before, she was a presence in that white house, someone you would interact with and who had opinions and views how the country and presidency should go. >> it's funny. she never put her thumb

bush and the bushes themselves and it certainly has struck me is barbara bush was incredibly decent. there was a level of decency to her that we miss, i think, in public life a lot today. >> yeah. >> but also the fact that she was so grounded, that even though she was a former first lady and while she was first lady, you wouldn't be at all surprised if you bumped into her in aisle 3 of a grocery store. >> yeah. that's completely true. it wasn't just the common touch, as people say. i think she was a person who felt very comfortable on all levels of american life. i think, you know, we just lost her. and so in a way it is a sober day. but in a funny way, not a sad one because what you're looking at with her is a great triumphant life, one of real effort and real achievement who had considerable happiness and accomplishment not only in her public sphere, which we rightly talk about as a person who helped a political figure be himself without her, there was no him. i think that can be said. but also in her private sphere where a certain bluntness and directness and happiness reigned. so

in fact, barbara perry is with us, she coeded a book and got a chance to meet barbara bush including about six months ago, professor perry is also director of presidential studies at the university virginia miller center, written books on topics including presidents and first ladies and today we celebrate. thank you again. >> great to be with you, shepard. shepard: what else about today would she have found especially pleasing? >> the gathering of so many people and to remember the serious side of barbara bush which was, of course, the first lady of the land and the mother of another president as we have said several times today and the serious sad -- side and the sad side and her relationship with george bush, losing their daughter robin to leukemia in 1953. i think she would have appreciated that but she also would have loved the humor and she would have loved the low-key religiousty to celebrate her life. you ran a little bit earlier when she was quoted assaying, i don't fear death and she had this great belief that she would see her parents in the afterlife and she would see her

from barbara bush's hometown of houston. dan, we know the funeral is on saturday, and what are you learning tonight about the current first family and former first families who plan to be in attendance? >> reporter: the current first lady, melania trump, will be in attendance, and according to the associated press, both the obamas and the clintons will be there, as well. >> in the meantime, dan, you've learned something really very personal about barbara bush, about where she'll be buried? >> reporter: that's right. after the funeral on saturday, she will be buried at the george h.w. bush presidential library, next to her daughter, robin, who died at age 3 from leukemia. >> dan harris with us from houston again tonight. thank you, dan. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. the new storm threat. major snow coming across several states. hard to believe. roads covered already. drivers struggling. the system then heads into the northeast. we're tracking it. >>> also, the home explosion after

of nature known as barbara bush. also across the aisle and from all sorts of politicians who knew the bushes, president clinton, our hearts and prayers go out to president bush and entire bush family she loved so much. through them her remarkable warmth, wit and devotion to our country will live on. former president carter saying she touched hearts of millions with her warmth, generosity, keen wit. matriarch of a family dedicated serving. former president obama weighing in we'll be always grateful to mrs. bush for the generosity she showed us throughout her time in the white house. more grateful of the way she lived her life, that public service is a important and noble calling that is it what we're hearing from everybody. get it back to you guys in new york. talk about the memories you had. i heard her speak when i was in college. i remember the speech was incredibly witty and incredibly funny. college students might be skeptical sitting around me at the end she won them all over. stories coming in from so many peop

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barbara bush leaves a legacy in the barbara bush legacy for literacy and how she championed on behalf of children. all who knew her saw her immense love and bride for her family. she was a beloved matriarch for her family and a matriarch for america. and she always put family first. we hope that it's a comfort to president bush, 73 years of marriage. wow. former president george herbert walker bush, our thoughts and prayers are with you. to her children, including president george w. bush, only one other woman apart from abigail adams, who was wife and mother of a president. her grandchildren and great grandchildren. our entire prayers go to the entire bush family. we want them to know that so many share in their grief, pray for them at this sad time and grateful to them for sharing

barbara bush was a commanding matriarch. only the second woman in american history to be both the wife of a president and the mother of one. she was married to the 41st occupant of the white house and raised the a3rd. born barbara pierce, she met george hw bush at a school in world war ii. barbara was credited with helping his political career by keeping a cardfile of everyone he ever met. it all paid off when george hw bush was elected, first vice president to ronald reagan and then president. the office of president of the united states... barbara wore her trademark pearls at his inauguration, confiding they hid the wrinkles in her neck. it was this honesty that helped endear her to the american public. as first lady she focused on promoting literacy, helping the most disadvantaged americans. if more people who can read, write and comprehend, we would be that much closer to solving so many of the problems that plague our nation. during the first gulf war in 1990, barbara bush spoke for the nation in calling for a speedy en