powell, and everybody looked up to him. he's going to be greatly missed by several generations of people in uniform. >> you talk about colin powell the man. 800 to 1,000 people will attend the funeral services today. not just former presidents that he served. but people that knew him personally as you mentioned. what was he like as a friend? what were his best attributes as a friend? as someone that you would call? >> well, he had an incisive whit, and you didn't want to get on -- he didn't suffer fools gladly, but he didn't lash out at them. he would make some wry comment that would put you in your place when you did something wrong and you knew you did something wrong. one of the things he taught everybody, when you do something wrong, and we all do. he said i did too, but usually when you do something wrong, you