doubt that paul nan ma fomanafo intended to commit crimes. not just that he didn t pay his taxes, that s obviously clear, it s evident, there s evidence he had money stashed in foreign bank accounts outside the reach of the irs and there is also evidence he submitted false information to banks. prosecutors have to convince this jury that he intended to defraud the irs and the banks. and there is no smoking gun evidence that suggests that but there s a lot of inference shal evidence. we have breaking news just in to us, aretha franklin, known around the world as queen of soul has died at the age of 76. here s lester holt now with more on her life and legacy. there has never been a voice like hers. there may never again be anyone like her. baby please don t go aretha franklin, the queen of
talking about a class of aretha franklin. and i would take that class. you know, we can talk so much about her and we should and we should talk about her great musical gifts. we should talk about her great contribution to the civil rights movement, the example that she set for women. aretha franklin died at 76 after battling dancer, but the talk has to stop every once in a while because we need to hear her gift. let s listen.
it s difficult to conceive of a world without her. not only a uniquely brilliant singer but her commitment to civil rights made her an indelible impact on the world. the reverend al sharpton joins us now. let s talk about that, her impact on world and impact on civil rights. i think one of the things i was talking to arlene, aretha s sister yesterday, and one of the things that she really wanted people to know about her was her commitment to civil rights. her father reverend cl franklin was to martin luther king and the march in detroit that led to the march in washington in 63 was where dr. king first talked about i have a dream. that was co-chaired by her father. so she literally grew up in the movement. she used to tell me all the time that in the last year dr. king s life, she did concerts with harry belafonte to raise money
went to arista records, i m absolutely devastated by aretha s passing, truly one of a kind. she was more than the queen of soul. she was a national treasure to be cherished by every generation throughout the world. and it goes on to say good-bye ms. aretha, you were he goes on to say apart from our long professional relationship aretha was my friend. her loss is deeply profound and my heart is full of sadness. and from adinaxts men zell who broadway star but became probably internationally famous with frozen. good-bye ms. aretha, you were my oddle, greatest singer of all time. every note was pure and authentic and pierced our hearts with joy and pain and life. i think we have alicia quarrels on the phone. she is an actress and entertainment journalist and has interviewed aretha franklin. what are your thoughts now on the passing of the queen of
baptist minister and motherpian. it wasn t always a happy and stable home, so music played a big role in aretha franklin s house. she was a child prodigy and performing in church and playing piano by the age of 10. they put a small box in front of the pulpit so i could be seen over the pulpit and that s where i would stand and sing. by 14 she recorded her first album, teenage motherhood detailed her musical career for a spell but by her early 20s hit the top ten with her song i never loved a man. the way that i love you one year later won her first two grammys for respect. as they say i star was born.