remarkable sight, wolf. the fact of the matter is that no one expected him to go. and he was watching the people coming to pay their respects on the video feed and he said, i want to go down there and greet them. and it s classic george bush. you know, even at this most difficult time, being gracious and he stayed much longer than anyone expected. he was there with his daughter, doro. i think it s obviously very emotional. but today is going to be a day of tribute to barbara bush. certainly will be. and she deserves it. women attending today, by the way, they re honoring her with their wardrobe. what are they wearing, jamie? reporter: so i m looking around right now and i was on the bus with a lot of friends and family coming over here. i have never seen so many blue dresses, which was her favorite color, and almost every woman is
live pictures of st. martin s episcopal church in houston, covering the funeral of barbara bush. over the years she gave countless speeches, including a very famous commencement speech at welsley college where some students protested the appearance of a traditional wife and mother. now i know your first choice today was alice walker. guess how i know. [ cheers and applause ] known for the color purple. instead you got me, known for the color of my hair. whether you re talking about education, career or service, you re talking about life. and life really must have joy. it s supposed to be fun.
special coverage of the funeral of former first lady barbara bush. well known for her sense of humor right up until her death. laura and i went over to see her a week ago saturday, and we had a wonderful visit. she was strong, lucid. funny, still. funny. she and i were needling each other. the doctor came in and she turned to the doctor and said do you want to know why george w. is the way he is? the doctor looked somewhat surprised and she said because i smoke and drank while i was pregnant with him. let s discuss with kate anderson brower with us, and the former chief of staff for barbara bush, kristin king. a wonderful sense of humor. and it came through. you worked with her very closely almost every day? yes. she had an incredible sense of humor. often the family used that as a way to protect themselves from
bush. can barbara bush get a free hot dog from a new york city street vendor? that s the beautiful broadway theater. let s see if first lady barbara bush she had no trouble at all! yeah! [ cheers and applause ] yes, sir!
chronicle reporter. he saw her and said could i take a picture with you? and he said not with you, bub. she was fiercely loyal. she treated everybody equally, right down to the people who worked at the white house. coming up, barbara bush s most famous speech, how she turned protesters into admirers. for all the eyes that get itchy and watery near pollen. there s flonase sensimist. it relieves all your worst symptoms including nasal congestion, which most pills don t. and all from a gentle mist you can barely feel.