Traffic and the limo flipped over. Another tractor trailer, suv and two other cars also involved. One person on the limo bus was killed. Police say he is 63yearold james mcnair. Seven people, including morgan, were hurt. The ntsb is investigating the crash, along with the new Jersey State Police. Morgans publicist says his family is with him at the hospital, and they dont expect his condition to change. Family and friends of legendary poet and civil rights icon, dr. Maya angelou, celebrated her life today at a Memorial Service in winston, salem, north carolina. Full of emotional words and songs. I hope you dance i hope you dance Country Singer Lee Ann Womack singing i hope you dance. Oprah said that was her favorite song, and former president bill clinton also spoke about angelou and you remember she became the first africanamerican and first female inaugural poet when she recited her poem at his inauguration back in 1993. Clinton told the audience how much he loved angelou. I loved ma
beautiful scene and service, celebration really of the life and achievements of dr. angelou. it s drawn an impressive crowd. you ve seen some of those dignitaries. we re talking about first lady michelle obama, former president bill clinton and attorney general eric holder. open remarks of course, is there. she helped plan this service. former president clinton, he spoke early on in the service about his relationship with dr. angelou and the last time that they saw one another, she telling him that even though she was confined to a wheelchair, she was still getting around and that former president clinton shouldn t count her out just quite yet. and it really speaks to the powerhouse that dr. angelou was, that she s able to live on in the memories of everyone from former presidents to her own students. we talked to one student who recalls a class he took that was actually held in the basement of dr. angelou s house. when the semester ended, she gave him and the other students her person
world, she serenely disregarded all the rules with fiercely passionate, unapologetic self. she was comfortable in every last inch of her glorious brown skin. but for dr. angelou, her own transition was never enough. you see, she didn t just want to be phenomenal herself, she wanted all of us to be phenomenal right alongside her. [ applause ] so that s what she did throughout her lifetime. she gathered so many of us under her wing. i wish i was her daughter, but i was right under that wing, sharing her wisdom, her genius and her boundless love. i first came into her presence in 2008 when she spoke at a
written or said something hurtful and they wrote it, when he sat down at the typewriter. those people can t hold a candle to the light god already has shining on your face. can t you see it? [ applause ] she s say, look up, look up and see the light. when i was on trial in 1998 in texas for saying something bad about a burger yes for six weeks i was on trial sued by the texas cattlemen, mama angelou
of life. so a very profound impact she s had not only on the lives here at the university but lives as her family said today around the globe. back to you. sarah, thank you very much. right now we are going back to wake forest university, north carolina. oprah winfrey is now giving remarks and a truibute to the late dr. angelou. the first time i heard that phrase, god put a rainbow in the clouds, i was in utter despair and distraught and had called maya. i remember being locked in the bathroom with the door closed sitting on the toilet seat. and i was crying so hard she could barely understand what i was saying. and i had i was upset about something that i can t even remember now what it was. isn t that how life works?