cause problems. here s how the storm plays out today and tomorrow. moves across parts of the four corners of northern mexico and then this is a big storm force across the south. heavy rain falling. you can see that. we ll deal with snow here. we also have winter storm watches in effect. the panhandle of texas and parts of oklahoma for saturday. shep? shepard: thanks, rick. should news break out, we ll break in because breaking news changes everything on fox news channel. we ll be in houston for a final good-bye for president george h.w. bush. today the nation celebrates his life.
discussion of place in history today, mike. no question about it. you had much of official washington on hand and an effort to put the life and times of george h.w. bush into historical context. you had his peers, allies, the canadian prime minister was on hand talking about the life and times and the service of this president and his time in office and the canadian prime minister of that bush era said mr. bush was a giant. a hundred years from now, as historians review the accomplishments and the context of all that have served as president, i believe it will be said that in the life of this country, the united states, which is in my judgment the greatest democratic republic that god has placed on this earth. i believe it will be said that no occupant of the oval office
take place tomorrow. there s viewings tonight and the public can pay respects. we ve learned there will be 1,200 participants tomorrow. james baker and george p. bush will be doing the eulogies, which you ll be hear for. we ll join you here today and when the jet arrives today. thanks, rick. let s bring in general mark welsh now, the dean of the bush school of government and public service at texas a&m. he got to know the former president in that role. sir, kind of you to be here. thank you. how did, shepard. thanks for having me. shepard: i here it s the beginning of your tenure in aggie land. you got three voice mails from an unknown number. yeah, i didn t have my phone and i got to my car and i had three voice mails. the first one was president bush being selected for the job and
among the speakers, president bush that choked up talking about his dad. we ll miss you. your kind soul will stay with us forever. through the tears, let us know the blessings of knowing and loving you. a great and noble man. the best father a son or daughter could have. in our grief, i smile knowing dad is hugging robin and holding mom s hand again. shepard: robin was george w. bush s sister. she died of leukemia when she was 3. president george w. bush said he was too young to know the pain and agony that his father and mother went through. he remembered his father praying for his sister daily and believe he would hold her hand again.
was more courageous, more principled and for honorable than george h.w. bush. and jon meachem offed a comparison to abraham lincoln. george h.w. bush s thousand points of light are companion versus in america s national hymn. for lincoln and bush both called on us to choose the right over the convenient, to hope rather than to fear and to heed not our worst impulses, but our best instincts. there were tributes to the 41st sense of humor and humility. shep? shepard: lawmakers on the hill trying to convince the head of general motors to keep thousands of jobs in the united states. they re getting a chance to make