majority leader bob dole has arrived at the eastern entrance to the capitol building. in a moment he will lie in state in the capitol rotunda. only the 33rd american citizen to have such an honor. he passed away on sunday at the age of 98. dana: he was best known for his political work but he had done a lot of charitable work as well. a wonderful husband to senator elizabeth dole, his widow. she will speak today. in addition you will hear from president biden and also a long-term friend of his mitch mcconnell and then of course he knew chuck schumer and nancy pelosi very well. so you will hear from all of them and then there will be a wreath laying and there is going to be a viewing but the viewing because of covid, bill, is going to be restricted to members of congress and former members of congress, congressional staff and other v.i.p.s and family. bill: we are oef about to see a moment where the casket will be carried on the steps
morning air is chad pergram at the top of the 34 steps we saw with the casket being carried up a short time ago and carried out later tomorrow for the funeral. chad, he gave excellent information earlier today and i want to point out the headline for bob dole s recognition here makes him only the 33rd american citizen to be awarded this honor upon passing. sacred temple in the american political experience, the capitol rotunda and why so few people have laid in state there. we talked about george h.w. bush and daniel laying in state there. that s what this is all about. the difference is during a pandemic, much like the situation last summer with john lewis, the late democratic congress from georgia, the public could not file through and circulate and pay their last respects to bob dole. but the thing that always gets me when we have these