life, aretha franklin, gone at the age of 76. she s obviously going to be missed by so many of this community. hiss sotoric. this is going to be such a spiritual service. talk about how aretha s music has brought the community and the world together. well, stephanie, people have actually come from all over the world as far away from africa and europe to this event. they were here early this week, even going to visit her as she lay in state. that s how important it was, for people to fly that far away, to stand in long lines, to see her remains really said a lot. and it is really an example of unity. because more than any other artist in history, aretha franklin was truly a crossover artist. because she went from gospel to traditional jazz to soul and r&b, to even rock and roll, classical, back to gospel. it s well known whenever she