The final goodbye included remembrances from three former president s and words from young people he inspired. Heres abcs andrew dymburt. Reporter final goodbyes. The Funeral Service for representative john lewis taking place thursday, closing a historic chapter in american history. Reporter former president barack obama delivering the eulogy, paying tribute to lewis life and legacy. John lewis will be a founding father of that fuller, fairer, better america. Reporter two other former president s, george w. Bush and bill clinton, also attending the private funeral at the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in atlanta which dr. Martin luther king jr. Once led. We live in a better and nobler country today because of john lewis. He kept moving. He held for and imagined and lived and worked and moved for his beloved community. Reporter lewis died on july 17th after a monthslong battle with pancreatic cancer. He spent his entire life fighting not just for civil rights of africanamericans but for the rights of all people who suffered social injustices. He played an instrumental role in the passage of the landmark fought for equality for lgbt americans, and marched with parkland, florida, students in wake of the Tragic School shooting. He held speeches and led demonstrations, letting his voice be heard so that others would no longer suffer in silence. In making sure his cause lives on after his death, lewis wrote an essay shortly before he died and was published posthumously in the new york times. In it, lewis implores the next generation to keep fighting, telling them, it is your turn to let freedom ring. Im here today to pay tribute to a man that was larger than life. Reporter hundreds gathered outside of the church while the funeral was under way. On capitol hill, where lewis didnt just talk change, he walked it, House Speaker nancy pelosi offering these words about her friend and colleague. We always knew he worked on the side of the angels. Now he is with them. May he rest in peace. Reporter lewis final resting place, the South View Cemetery in atlanta. Lewis spent more than three decades in congress representing georgias fifth congressional district. It is in that state where he will rest in peace. Kenneth, mona . Andrew, thank you. For the first time the public is seeing emails between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged coconspirator, ghislaine maxwell. Those emails are among documents from a civil case against maxwell that was unsealed overnight. One email written by epstein in early 2015 reads like a statement by maxwell, denying any participation in the sex trafficking scandal. Another appears to be epsteins suggestions for how maxwell should respond to allegations from an accuser. The emails undercut maxwells bail application claim that she had not been in contact with epstein for a decade. Breaking news, isaias, the storm tearing across the caribbean, is now a hurricane. While passing over puerto rico, rain fueled by strong winds inundated with waisthigh muddy floodwaters. The National Guard rescued dozens stranded in their homes, including children and two newborns. More than 400,000 people lost power. Watches and warnings are in effect for the bahamas. The storm is on track to hit south florida tomorrow. Now to a bear enjoying some takeout on floridas gulf coast. We just couldnt resist showing you. Check out the cub going to two legs to roll a garbage bin outside pensacola. His buddy runs off, but this bear keeps working until that can, yep, falls right on over, and then that bear stops for a lunch break. I actually think the bear is trying to help bring the trash can back to the house. I mean, at least he hopes thats what you think. Its funny the other ran away and hes like, come on, man, we were supposed to be in on this together. What was on the menu, mona . Last nights pasta. Homemade lasagna. Really . Yeah, it was, and an arbys beef and cheddar sandwich wrapper. Hes like, im taking it all. Wrapper. Not the actual sandwich, the owner said, no, i ate that. It was what was left on it, the wrapper. Just as good. Why the beyhive is abuzz this morning. The massive fire ripping through an entire complex of Apartment Buildings west of philadelphia, what were learning this morning. Ellen degeneres apologizing to her staff. What shes saying amid claims by staffers of racism, intimidation, and unfair terminations. A threestory apartment a threestory Apartment Building near philadelphia exploded in flames overnight, quickly engulfing almost the entire building. Witnesses say it broke out near the top floor and spread along the roof, turning into a threealarm fire. Emergency crews transported at least four people to hospitals, and they estimate that 120 people have been displaced. Just incredible scene there. Edaims of creating a toxic work environment. It comes as were hearing new details about those claims. Our own will ganss is here with the latest. Good morning, will. Good morning, mona, kenneth. Ellen is breaking her silence this morning, issuing an emotional note of apology to staffers. But that comes as even more serious claims are being thrown as ellen show management overnight. Here are the values i stand for. I stand for honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated, helping those in need. Reporter those values a far cry from allegations made public in the past several weeks. Former employees of the ellen show accusing show runners and producers of racism, unfair terminations, intimidation. The show is sort of built on this premise of, be kind, be good, be nice. And what youre now finding out is, be good, be kind, be nice is not really the mantra of the kind the scenes culture of this show. Reporter this morning the 30time emmy winner apologizing. In a letter to staffers, ellen saying in part, my name is on the show and everything we do, and i take responsibility for that. As weve grown exponentially, ive not been able to stay on top of everything and relied on others to do their jobs as they knew id want them done. Clearly some didnt. That will now change. Im committed to ensuring this does not happen again. Whats happened now is shes sent a note to her crew saying, we hear you, im sorry, changes are going to be made. Reporter her memo continuing, we have identified several staffing changes along with appropriate measures to address the issues that have been raised and are taking the first steps to implement them. Thr reporting this morning that one of those staffing changes will be the removal of ed glavine, one of the shows three executive producers at the center of many of the nastier claims. And new reports just coming in overnight from former ellen staffers alleging rampant Sexual Misconduct and harassment committed by executive producers on the show. Abc has reached out to Warner Brothers for comment. Serious allegations. All right, will, thank you. When we come back, the special message from queen bey herself ahead of the debut of her blackest king visual album. How Drew Barrymore interviewed her 7yearold self. The skinny is next. Her blackest king visual album. How Drew Barrymore interviewed her 7yearold self. The skinny is next. Every time you touch a surface, bacteria is left behind. Now, consider how many times your family touches the surfaces in your home in 24 hours. Try new microban 24. Spray on hard surfaces to kill 99. 9 of viruses and bacteria initially. 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It comes as we also got a sneak peek of queen bey jr. , 8yearold blue ivy making her own cameo appearance and flashing an adorable smile. Check it out. Seek the glory feel the love so precious. Black is king is described as reimagining the lessons of the lion king for todays young kings and queens in search of their own crowns. Its streaming on disney plus today. She has three children of her own, so shes probably trying to figure out how she wants her kids to see themselves on screen. This is something that they can see for years to come. I will say that on social media, people have been posting little clips and things like that. And i am just waiting. Oh, we know. For later in the day. I might even take a nap. Yes. Hopefully i can take a nap, you know, from these insomniac hours, and ian just , trjoy my time beyhive, you know yes, we will all be watching. Why didnt i get like a preview clip . Mickey mouse, you hear that . Next time. Call bob iger. Mr. Iger, please, next time. Next, to Drew Barrymore doing something that most of us have at some point only wished we could do. That is, interview our 7yearold selves, right . The 45yearold actress posted a cute clip on social media of a clever mashup to promote her upcoming talk show. Please welcome Drew Barrymore ive been waiting all my life to meet you. Its been a wild ride. Can you believe i have two daughters around your age . Kind of scary. I have so much to fill you in on. Want to hear about my new daytime show . Id love to. Were going to spend an hour every day celebrating life. Oh im so excited, i could scream. The split screen was cleverly edited from her appearance on Johnny Carson back in 1982 talking about her role on e. T. The barrymore show launches on september 18th. Next, to major bling commissioned just for drake. The rapper is showing off twin diamond jesus pieces in the image of tupac shakur. They reportedly got a celebritysized price tag, 300,000 a pop. 600,000 for the set. 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Glad i got that off my chest and the day off my floor. Try wet jet with a moneyback guarantee america paid a somber farewell to one of its most prominent civil rights heroes, congressman john lewis, who once literally bled for the right of black americans to vote. Among those at his funeral were fellow members of congress, dignitaries, three u. S. President s, and one very special 12yearold boy. Heres abcs david muir. Reporter the story of 12yearold tybre faw and his sign for john lewis. Two years ago, he heard john lewis was coming back to selma. He and his family traveled seven hours from tennessee. He waited outside the church hoping to meet him, and it happened. They forged a bond. And at the funeral john lewis family invited tybre to read one of lewis favorite poems, invictus. It matters not how strait the gate, how charged with punishment the scroll. Im the master of my fate, im the captain of my soul. John lewis was my hero and my friend. Lets honor him by getting in good trouble. Reporter you could see the emotion on his face. A young man inspired by john lewis, who began fighting for change himself when he was young. Somehow, all of us must have the courage to get in the streets of atlanta and keep walking in the streets, keep marching. Reporter in the new york times, a letter from john lewis, who said they could print it on the day of his funeral. A message to those still pushing. While my time here has now come to an end, i want you to know in the last days and hours of my life, you inspired me. You filled me with hope about the next chapter of the Great American story when you used your power to make a difference in our society. Millions of people motivated simply by human compassion laid down the burdens of division, around the country and the world you set aside race, class, age, language, and nationality to demand respect for human dignity. John lewis inspired by the next generation, the young faces, including tybre faws. Our thanks to david muir. Congressman john lewis wasnt much older than him when he started marching in the streets against racial injustice. As we saw in the new york times, those final words, john lewis gave those marching orders for us and for this country. So many people need to remember that. Dont miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans. Com. Right now on america this morning, new fallout after the president suggested delaying the november election claiming mailin ballots will lead to fraud and lengthy delays in the vote count this fraud. The new problems being reported at the post office. Testing troubles. The man in charge of coronavirus testing nationwide releasing new information on just how long test results are taking and when wait times will improve. Plus, the new prediction about the coronavirus death toll and what could finally slow the surge. Hurricane warning. The Tropical Storm gaining strength overnight after slamming puerto rico. The damage and widespread power outages. Is the storm on a collision course with the east coast of the United States . The latest track this morning. Also breaking overnight, new