and in our grief, i just smile knowing that dad is hugging robin and holding mom s hand again. rare day of reprieve in washington as trump lent the bush family air force one to fly the late president home to texas. as trump returned to a white house still under a deepening cloud from the russia investigation. and that cloud does continue here at the white house. the cloud of uncertainty with the former national security adviser, michael flynn, of course, the subject of the special counsel s latest release. sitting down with him some 19 times and recommending that he does not get prison time. wolf, normally that might have elicited some type of reaction from president trump. we certainly have seen him do that before with michael cohen and others. but today on that front, at least, silence from this white house, a respectful silence, as president george h.w. bush continues on to texas for his final funeral services.
church. also james baker, the former secretary of state and one of the president s best friends. but, wolf, also different, air force one such an important part of president bush s life through campaigns, through worldwide trips, tomorrow going to give way to a locomotive. as we see president bush here, wolf, let s listen. as we await the beginning of this arrival ceremony, jamie gangel is with us. jamie, this has been an emotional, powerful day for the bush family, especially the former president, george w. bush. i think they must be existed, you know. it is not only an emotional day, they ve lost their father, but let s not forget these children and grandchildren have lost their father and mother, their grandmother and their
and it sends a message that if you cooperate with special counsel mueller you are not going to do jail time. i think it is important to understand that special counsel mueller has been charged with this with these duties, he has been asked as a representative of the united states government to find the truth. when he finds the truth, and in this case flynn told the truth, he is going to avoid jail time. everybody stand by. there s a lot more we need to discuss, but right now i want to show our viewers what is happening in houston, texas, right now. the presidential aircraft has landed. the family is now on the ground. the bush family is there. the body in the casket of the 41st president of the united states is now back home in texas. jeff zeleny, our white house correspondent, you were at joint base andrews earlier in the day. there was a formal departure ceremony there. now there will be another arrival ceremony at ellington field out in houston as this,
the blessings of knowing and loving you, a great and noble man, the best father a son or daughter could have. and in our grief, i just smile knowing that dad is hugging robin and holding mom s hand again. reporter: a rare dare of reprieve in washington from the vitriol and division as trump lent the bush family air force one to fly the late president home to texas as trump returned to a white house still under a deepening cloud from the russia investigation. now, wolf, this evening the plane, special air mission 41, is landing at ellington field outside houston as we speak here, in that blue sky. again, we are going to see the pageantry of the state funeral continuing in the president s home state of texas. of course, taking that three-hour ride or so. i m told family members aboard the plane were allowed to exhale, they were allowed to
h.w. bush joins her in the heavens above for his final mission. and today we salute him for a job well done. we should see that family arrive in 40 minutes as they make their way from the capitol. martha and bret, back to you. bret: we talk about the big events of washington this is the biggest. five presidents will be in attendance. you have president carter, president clinton, president obama, the eulogist and his son, president bush, and president trump. security is very tight here. interestingly enough a little stat. the summer of 1946 was the summer for three of these presidents to be born, president trump, president bush, and president clinton. just weeks apart from each other. they will be here and you are looking now live on capitol hill as the bush family arrives to escort the casket from the