Have much work to do in delaware. I have much work to help the people in delaware. I must finish what i started. It is really important to me. That is a man of great character. A man who understands commitment. That was beau. To his family, i want you to know i stand there with you and will always be there with you. He was a soldier a friend, and someone i admired. As i look for the perfect words i think back to 2012 when Vice President biden addressed the surviving members of our military forces who gave the ultimate sacrifice. You spoke about a day that would come, when the thought of your son, daughter, husband wife, brother, sister would bring a smile to the lips before a tear to the eye. That day will come. Beaus enduring presence brings us strength, fills our heart with joy, with smiles abounding. He was an extraordinary pe person and we will cherish memories of him. I suggest we celebrate his life by following in his legacy. Find the best in people and dedicate our lives to maki
Have much work to do in delaware. I have much work to help the people in delaware. I must finish what i started. It is really important to me. That is a man of great character. A man who understands commitment. That was beau. To his family, i want you to know i stand there with you and will always be there with you. He was a soldier a friend, and someone i admired. As i look for the perfect words i think back to 2012 when Vice President biden addressed the surviving members of our military forces who gave the ultimate sacrifice. You spoke about a day that would come, when the thought of your son, daughter, husband wife, brother, sister would bring a smile to the lips before a tear to the eye. That day will come. Beaus enduring presence brings us strength, fills our heart with joy, with smiles abounding. He was an extraordinary pe person and we will cherish memories of him. I suggest we celebrate his life by following in his legacy. Find the best in people and dedicate our lives to maki
Sunlen serfaty is there and she joins us now live. Sunlen . Incredibly moving moment already, seen just moments ago, the entire biden family arrived just outside of the church and wait painfully with each step as beau bidens casket was slowly and delicately brought into this church. It was first draped in a red, white and Blue American flag. Delicately folded. The entire family making their way into the funeral. We will hear not only this musical selection, but we also will hear from chris martin the lead singer of coldplay. He will sing during the course of the funeral, were told that he was a Favorite Singer of beau biden. The family apparently did not ask coldplays lead singer to come out directly. He found out from a family friend volunteered to come here for this funeral today. Certainly will be an emotional moment throughout the funeral as well as the eulogy of president obama. He took a very personal role in writing those remarks. Sunlen thank you very much. Lets go back to the
They share their side of the story. Good saturday morning to you. Thanks for staying with us. Nice to be be with you. Welcome to americas news headquarters from washington. This programming note. Neil cavuto and the cost of freedom will air at a special time today beginning at 1 00 p. M. Eastern. Meanwhile, a somber day in delaware and across the nation as the funeral of beau biden is set to begin in delaware. The 46yearold son of the Vice President died one week ago after a twoyear battle with brain cancer. Doug mckelway is standing by in the familys hometown of wilmington where people are beginning to arrive for services. Doug . Reporter hi, elizabeth. Weve just gotten word that the president and first family have arrived at the Delaware Air National guard air base here outside of wilmington and should be arriving at the church momentarily where people are already being seated in the pews inside the church. It is difficult to imagine the totality of the grief that the biden family mu
Fellow soldiers and with the public to gain justice and the victims he fought so hard for and with everyone he came in contact with. And he did it by just smiling, listening, and showing genuine compassion to all. He cared deeply for his fellow human beings and always treated everyone with dignity and respect. Beau bidens character was genuine. He had a natural charisma that few people possess. People willingly wanted to follow him, completely trusted his judgment and believed in him. Frankly, he was selfless to a fault, always supporting his personal needs to the welfare of everyone else to the soldiers in his unit and everyone around him. He was incredibly proud to serve in the Delaware National guard and he would tell me over and over and over again as we had many discussions, sir, im just another soldier, doing my best and my job to accomplish the mission. He was committed to his community, to his home state, and to a nation. Frankly a nation that i believe one day beau biden would