he even said that some of the last times we heard him publicly speak, you may also remember despite the fact that he was suffering with this brain tumor. the portuguese water dog on the white house. they wanted a dog. it was his love that introduced to the obamas to that. he was able to throw out the first pitch to his beloved red sox and he was able to make it a standing ovation to come to the senate. he lived life right up to the end. we saw recent pictures of him going out for a day sail there close to the family compound in hyannis port. john king, host of the state of the union is the native son of massachusetts. he joins us this morning. let me ask for your thoughts as the sun comes up on this day, the first day in a long time, without senator edward kennedy. john, kiran, good morning. watching the pictures at the compound, a tragic morning at the kennedy compound. to see in the distance the waters off of hyannis port, that kennedy loved so much. so shaped the