[silence] ou [silence] [silence] ladies and gentlemen, please rise. [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] march. [silence] [silence] ready. Forward. [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] ladies and gentlemen. Good afternoon. Family and many friends acknowledge his life. Ebenezer. Let us bow our heads in a word of prayer. Eternal god, our father, i come to you today in the name of jesus. Thank you for that many different faiths that had to celebrate the life and the legacy of john there was. We come today thanking you for the foundations that has mother and father established in troy, alabama. We thank you for his leadership in the march on washington. We thank you for how he is was bloodied for us, bruise for us, sign in for us, was willing to give up his life, that we might have life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Today, colleagues, friends, especially family members, lay him in this hallowed rotunda. Committing ourselves to marge as he marched to ballot boxes and for Voting Rights and for civil rights and for human rights, and we will keep doing that until righteousness is like a mighty stream, and finally, we want to say thank you, that he crossed another bridge, we pray that one day will be named for john there was memorial bridge, but the bridge from earth to glory, that when he got there, Elijah Cummings and the congressional cloud of witnesses welcomed him home as they marched down that street pavement of gold, we want to say thank you from emmett till to george floyd, thank you for allowing our deaths not to be in vain, and we want to say thank you. Well done, that good and faithful servant. Do you have found the good fight, kept your eyes on the prize, and now to the joy of the lord, and gabriel told the angels to lift their voices. We heard dr. King in the background saying free at last, free at last. The consciousness of congress is free at last. In jesus name we pray it, amen. The honorable mitch mcconnell, majority leader of the United States senate. Leader mcconnell please be seated. In his nonlawyer memoirs, john s described her childhood at home that was quite different from a. That farmhouse in alabama had no Running Water or electricity. It stood on the first land his fathers family had ever owned, and a part of the countries where segregation had led to almost total isolation along racial lines. It would have been hard to conceive back then that the young child tending his familys chickens would, by age 23, be leading the movement to redeem american society. That hed be addressing hundreds of thousands of civil rights marchers from the steps of the lincoln memorial. I was lucky enough to be there that day. I marveled at the massive crowds. The site gave me hope for our country, that was johns doing. Even on that day, as his voice echoed across the mall, i wondered how many dared to imagine that young man would walk the halls of the congress. Americas original slavery was allowed to fester for far too long. It left a long week of pain, violence, and brokenness, that has taken great efforts from great heroes to address. Johns friend, dr. Martin luther king jr. , famously said the ark of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. But that is never automatic. History only been to towards whats right because people like john paid the price. He paid that prius at every nashville lunch counter where his leadership made segregation impossible to ignore. Every jail cell where he waited out hatred and oppression. He paid that price and harassment, and beatings from a bus station in south carolina, to the bridge. John lewis lived and worked with urgency because the task was urgent. But even though the world around him gave him every cause for bitterness, he stubbornly treated everyone with response and love. Also that, as his friend dr. King, once put it, we could build a community at peace with itself. Today, we pray and trust that this peacemaker himself now rests in peace. All of johns colleague stand with his son, john miles. Their family and the entire country, and thanking god that he gave our nation this hero is needed so badly. May all of us, that he would leave behind, pray for a fraction of johns strength, to keep bending that arc on towards justice. Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, speaker of the United States house of representatives. Speaker pelosi to the family of john lewis, welcome to the rotunda, under the dome of the u. S. Capital, we have bid farewell to some of the greatest americans and our history. It is fitting that john joins this pantheon, resting with president abraham lincoln. John revered president lincoln. It was clear. 57 years ago, at the shadow of the lincoln memorial, where john declared our minds, souls, and hearts cannot rest until freedom and justice exist for all people. Words that ring true today. Between then and now, john lewis became a titan of the Civil Rights Movement and of the conscious of the congress. Here in congress, john was revered and beloved on both sides of the aisle. On both sides of the capitol. We knew that he always worked on the side of the angels, and now we know that he is with them. We are confident that out that he is with his beloved. It is a comfort that his son, john miles, and the entire lewis family, michael collins, the entire staff, that they mourn their loss and are praying for them at this sad time. God truly blessed america with the life and leadership of john lewis. We thank you for sharing him with us. May he rest in peace. John lewis often spoke about the loving community, a vision that he shared with dr. Martin luther king jr. , a community and uplifted by faith, hope, and charity. Indeed, he believes that every person has a spark of divinity, making them worthy of respect. And he had faith in the charity of others, which is what gave him so much hope. As he wrote in his book, w relie all bitterness, only love and peace in your heart, knowing the battle for good to overcome evil is already won. John, the optimist. He was a person of greatness. He was also a person of great humility, always giving credit to others in the movement. John committed his life to advancing justice and understood that to build a better future, we had to acknowledge the past. Exactly one year ago, members of the congressional black caucus, they held a pilgrimage to observe 400 years since the arrival of the first from africa. Some of the descendants of those would fill this capitol. I wish you could have seen their response that john received when he was introduced to the ghana parliament. My colleagues are shaking their heads. It was overwhelming. Overwhelming. I wish you could have seen him. Enslaved people were sent through, the death ships, to cross the atlantic. I wish you could have seen what it meant to him. He knew that the door of no return was a central part of american history, just as is the bridge, the march on washington, the sum of marc selma march. When he made his speech 57 years ago, he was the youngest speaker. How fitting it is that in the final days of his life, he summoned the strength to acknowledge the young people peacefully protesting in the same spirit of that march, taking up the unfinished work of racial justice. Helping complete the journey begun more than 55 years ago. Weve all seen the photographs of john being thoroughly beaten in selma, which painted an iconic picture of injustice. What a beautiful contrast to see them with us today at the black lives matter plaza, standing in solidarity with the protesters. An iconic picture of justice. That will endure and will inspire a nation for years to come. John firmly focused on the future, on how to inspire the next generation to join the fight for justice. In his quote, to find a way to get in the way. As one of the youngest leaders, the march to montgomery, he understood the power of young people to change the future. When asked what someone can do who is 19 or 20 years old, the age that he was when he set out to desegregate nashville, he replied a young person should be speaking out for what is fair, what is just, what is right. Speak out for those who have been left out and have been left behind. That is how the Movement Goes forward, john said. Imagine the great joy he had traveling the country to share that message of action with young people. No need to imagine. It is my personal privilege right now for me to yield to our beloved colleague, the distinguished gentleman from georgia, congressman john lewis. Its i grew up in rural alabama. A little place called troy. My father was a farmer. But back in 1944 when i was only four years old, my father had saved 300, and with the 300, he bought 110 acres of land. My family still owns that land today. How many of you remember when you were four . What happened to the rest of us . It was many, many years ago. In the little town of troy, we visited birmingham. I saw the signs, white men, colored women, i would come home and asked my mother, my father, my grandparents, my greatgrandparents, why . Dont get in the way, dont get in trouble. But one day, in 1955, 15 years old, in the tenth grade, i heard about rosa parks. I heard the words of Martin Luther king jr. On the radio. 1957. I met rosa parks at the age of 72. In 1958, i met Martin Luther king jr. , and these two individuals inspired me to get in the way, to get in trouble. So i come here to say to you this morning, on this beautiful campus, you must find a way to get in the way. You must find a way to get in trouble. [applause] use your education. You have wonderful teachers. Wonderful professors. Use what you have. Use your learning. Use your tools. Help make our country, help make our world a better place, where no one will be left out or left behind. You can do it, and you must do it. It is your time. [applause] in a few short days, we will commemorate what we call the mississippi summer project. For more than 1,000 students, all over america, many made a trip to mississippi to encourage people to register to vote. And on june 21st 1964, 3 young men that i now, one africanamerican, investigating the burning of an africanamerican church that was used for registration, these three young men taken to jail, taken out of jail, turned over to the klan, and they were beaten, shot, and killed, and these men did not die in vietnam. They didnt die in the middle east or eastern europe. They didnt die and africa. They died right here in our own country, trying to help all of our citizens become participants in our democratic process. As young people, you must understand that they want to take us back to another period, but you must say that we are not going back. Weve made too much progress. There may be some setbacks, some delays, some disappointment, but you must never, ever give up or give in. You must keep the faith and keep your eyes on the prize. That is your mission. That is your moral obligation. That is your mandate. Get out there and do it. Get in the way. [applause] in the final analysis, we all must learn to live together as brothers and sisters. We all live in the same house. And it doesnt matter whether we are black or white. Latino, asianamerican. It doesnt matter if we are straight or gay. We are all one family. We live in the same house. Be bold. Be courageous. Stand up, speak up. Speak out, and find a way to create the beloved community. In the beloved world. A world of peace. World that recognizes dignity. Of all humankind. Never become hostile. Never hate. To live in peace. One people. One loves. Thank you very much. [applause] [applause] [applause] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] ladies and gentlemen. Oh, lord Amazing Grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me i once was lost but now am found was blind, but now i see through many dangers, toils and snares i have already come tis grace that brought me safe thus far and grace will lead me home when weve been here ten thousand years bright shining as the sun weve no less days to sing gods praise than when weve first begun hallelujah hallelujah amen [applause] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] ladies and gentlemen. When peace like a river when sorrow like sea billows roll it is well, it is well, with my soul it is well with my soul with my soul it is well, it is well with my soul it is well, it is well with my soul it is well with my soul with my soul it is well it is well with my soul it is well with my soul it is well it is well with my soul [applause] please rise. From the house of representatives god grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, courage to change the things i can, and that was dumb to the difference. Living one day at a time, accepting hardships as a pathway to peace. Taking, as he did, the Central World as it is. Not as i would have it. Trusting that he will make all things ryan if i surrender to his well. I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with him forever. In the next. Amen. Ladies and gentlemen, please remain in your seats until your escorted to pay your respects by the sergeant at arms. [silence] harris end of course, we have been watching together, the special ceremony inside the u. S. Rotunda. Wow. Amazing grace. Beautiful. We watch this together as a nation. Our fox broadcast nations and news channels together. Please stay tuned for all of that as we continue to honor the life and legacy of congressman john lewis. Im harris faulkner, as that broadcast stations exit now. And now, on fox news channel, im harris faulkner, continuing coverage now. And dana perino of the Daily Briefing joins me. I adore her perspective in times like this. It is a celebration, but i find my heart heavy during Amazing Grace because of where our nation is right now, but i know it will get better. Dana it will absolutely get better, and i think this tribute is such a reminder that the world is big enough for all of us and that this is a man who dedicated his entire life to change and change that really has results. And i think about my mom, who is of his generation, and the type of segregation that she witnessed and then i kind of integration that i witnessed. And we still have obviously a lot of work to do to help bring this country together, but we have shown that we can do it, and we are a lot further along than we had been even just in the course of history, a relatively short period of time, so i felt like today was such a beautiful tribute, definitely a celebration, and also harris, i really good one where you have all the people in that room focus together in prayer as they embark on another tough legislative site, and i hope they can find it in themselves to come together, reach across the aisle, and get it done. We all are basking in this glow of his service. John Lewis Service to our nation. And he was such an example to all of us, and i am just so honored to be part of a country that can do attribute like this. My husband is british, and he says america does this sort of celebration, this sort of tribute to their heroes, so very well. Harris its so true. You know, as we look to see what comes next for our country, the legacy of john lewis, and you heard maybe alveda king talking about it with me today, the niece of dr. Martin luther king jr. That is what i mean that we can get through this. If you look at america, some of the streets are not living out that message. Today is a wakeup call, that ringing of the bells for the next generation, to me, dana, for them to lean in with their hearts and put their fists down. And we are talking about a portion of people on the streets, but they have permeated a message from peaceful protesters. Dana one of the things that the son of majority leader, mitch mcconnell, talked about was how john lewis lived his life without bitterness. Harris, weve heard this weekend and since he had passed away, being reminded of stories that he could have held a lot of bitterness and resentment towards many people who treated him very badly, but he did not do it, and those are the teachings that he learned as a child, and of course through dr. Martin luther king jr. I think its also what we learned growing up, that forgiveness and grace, those are the gifts that we have been given by god, and we can make a choice of how we treat one another, and im hoping that there has to be some way, the moments of grace, moment of forgiveness, to dispel this violence that is hurting so many and pitting people against each other. That is not what america is to be about. Not at all. Harris well, im right there with you. You and i will watch and cover it as it goes to the next chapter, and i have all the faith in america. We are resilient. Dana perino, thank you for being with me today. Dana okay, byebye. Harris i want to bring in atlanta city councilman. He is the god son. He says john lewis was like a second father to me. Thank you for being with us. I dont know if you could watch all of that, but michael, this was the final stop in washington, d. C. , and it was emotional and beautiful. Yes, i am so appropriate. First, thank you for having me on your program. But it is the culmination of a Great American story, Great American mentos, that someone can come from the humblest of beginnings and end up at the seat of power to influence the entire country, to influence the entire nation, and so it is a great culmination of that, but also has been an appropriate punctuation on the live of john lewis. Harris you have a memory and a history of your father and john lewis out the rest of us dont have. What was their relationship like . Because they were the very best of friends. They were best friends. I remember being a small child, and hearing him referred to as the civil rights twins. We vacation together. We ate together, we travel together, we went to the braves games and falcons games together. We essentially did everything together as a family. John and his lovely wife, they were my godparents, second parents to all of my siblings. They were the best of friends. They ate together. I mean, john didnt drive himself because he had headaches from when he received beatings that lingered through his life, so you know, and my father were inseparable. My father would drive him around the city. They would be at the capitol across the street, and they would leave, go to lunch. You know, they traveled around the south together when john was at the Voter Education project. I mean, they were inseparable. Harris you know, we are watching right now, and michael, i know you know this. The first africanamerican to lie inside the capital state rotunda. Every juncture of john lewis life, he enjoins us. Of us going through history together. This is our moment as americans together right now as we watch this unfold. The first africanamerican belongs to all of us as americans. Right. I mean, this is an authentic american story. Thats what makes america so beautiful. People often say america is a melting pot, but its really a bowl of gumbo. There so many different ingredients that make up that beautiful thing that we all enjoy. There are different flavors. So the experience of john lewis is an authentic American Experience, but its also a different flavor to what a lot of people may have experienced in their own travels through our country and their history. So yes, this is a part of america that we should all embrace. Because the different strands of the American Fabric make the entire country stronger, and it makes the American Experience richer than most other experiences around the world. Harris my call, god son of the late john lewis. Thank you for your time today. We appreciate it. Thank you very much. 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I want to bring you now bill hemmer, who was about to take it over with and show at 3 00, what a day. Bill very nice coverage, harris. Tender and appropriate. We remember his life. Here we go on a monday afterno afternoon. Biotech facilities in North Carolina where scientists are working on a vaccine. We expect to hear from the president this hour. Hope you had a good weekend. Beginning a new week now. The president as Senate Republicans get ready to roll out a new relief bill. The price tag on this one, so to be 1 trillion, and that might be the starting line. Kristin fisher is traveling. That is we