of the train, trying to get a glimpse of history unfolding right now. it s a very, very moving sight and we watch all of this unfold. john king is with me, dana bash is with me. mary cate carey is with me. there s going to be a formal ceremony one the train arrives. the casket will be removed, president bush, laura bush and family, they will be here. and all the military honors he deserves. we had the good fortune of getting a tour of the library. you see a bridge out in the back and mary cate can describe it better, it s a bridge and it s a private area that you can t see. it s secluded on purpose. the bushes decided that would be their final resting place. after days of ceremony and days
you are and what you see over there. well, we are in navasota. they are quinning people are lined up with their umbrellas because it s raining. i want to introduce you to my new friend here, this is billy, along with mary and kaitlin. why did you you feel he was the first president that i really remember and our american history. billy, what are you looking for when the train gets here? i moe. so you re out here and you re going to stand out here in the rain no matter what, right? yaep.
coverage. a final farewell to the 41st president of the united states, george herbert walker bush. i m wolf blitzer reporting from college station, texas. right now a train carrying president bush s casket is nearing the end of a two and a half hour journey from the houston area to where we are at college station, texas, where president bush will be laid to rest, and right next to his wife barbara who passed away in april, and their 3-year-old daughter robin at the presidential library here at texas a&m university. with us here in college station, our chief political correspondent dana bash is here, our chief national correspondent john king, and former speech writer for president george herbert walker bush mary kate carey. mary, as the train gets closer and closer to where we are, remind our viewers why the presidential library of president george h.w. bush is here at texas a&m university. you may recall when he was deciding to have his library, the then students at yale