And later, disappointment in dallas. The burgundy and gold cant gett the job done during auring a thanksgiving trip to texas. T well have a look back and whata the loss means for their play te off hopes. Good day at 9a starts now. . . The queen Aretha Franklin. N. Is she still singing. Sin right. R its been how many hours now . Ow . Yeah. H. Just letting you know. Ust ttn im sure you can hear thather song twice. So right. Shes letting you know whoswho boss in this house. In friday, november 25th the dayhed after thanksgiving. Hope awed terrific dayif yesterday. Im maureen umeh along steve and wisdom. Wisd hold the has the morning off. No respect for the queen ofte soul. Heres the back story if you the missed it yesterday. Back misst football fans losing a little at patience during her epic Epic National anthem performance. Form this was before the game ine i detroit. Tr lions game in motown. Mow how long that performancece lasted. Well take it to the second andd how it stacks up to som
Busy transforming stage in the alter to get ready for another historic event, a mass in front of the hundreds of thousands perhaps even millions, on the Ben Franklin Parkway. It is all part of the day to second of what has been a busy schedule for the pope since a arriving in philadelphia over 20 hours ago. We hope he is getting those last bits of sleep before another jammed packed day of event. We are keeping him busy for sure. Today is sunday september 27th, glad you are with us im Nicole Brewer. Im quarter von tiehl. We are live at the Ben Franklin Park because. You mentioned those crews transforming stage you can still them still at work doing a terrific job. Ben franklin parkway i got to tell you, they have done a terrific job these sanitation crews cleaning the the street getting garbage out of the way and wiping them down. They look brand new ready to start crowds to start filling that parkway for mass this afternoon at 4 00 p. M. Quiet right now but again you want to get here e
Also crews are working throughout the night to tear downstage set up for todays papal mass. This is time lapse video of the crews working overnight, you can see those little legs, and feet, showing pretty quickly there to get it all done. People camping out to get a good spot the for this afternoons mass as well, we will have more surrounding the big event. You can feel the energy. It is sunday, september 27th, good morning to all of you. So glad you are with us. Im Nicole Brewer back here in the studio. Im erika von tiehl. We are at ben franklin parkway. The the sunnies up. Stage is set. It is now an alter. In the last half an hour, a number of people have filed in. They are now starting to take seat, looking around this area right here, thousands of seats, set up to look at that alter, at 4 00 p. M. When pope fran cyst celebrates mass a lot of activity, the stage is set pretty much. The folks taking all those pictures we have been seeing on social media. Everyone so excited for them.
Bill clinton will be speaking in a few moments. Lauraingle has the latest, quite a Memorial Service already. It certainly has been. This has been, as they say, a tribute fit for a queen. Aretha franklin, earning that moniker, queen of soul, when she was just in her 20s. That name bestowed kwon her from a d. J. In chicago once he heard her voice, he said thats it, she is the queen of soul. We have been listening to celebration of her life all day long. We can take you back inside with the cameras live there, anticipating former president bill clinton on the roster and on the list expected to speak at any moment. Amazing musical tributes so far. 19 performers in all will be taking part in todays celebration of her life. Celebrating her legacy. We heard from faith hill, arianna grande, we will hear from shaka kahn. Deep words of respect, not just for the song she made famous but for the wisdom that she gave to so many of her fans. The words that she gave through those lyrics, not just in
Now more businesses, in more places, can afford to dream gig. Comcast, building americas largest gigspeed network. This is cnn tonight. Im don lemon. Its just a few minutes past 11 00 on the east coast. Were live with big developments tonight in the mueller investigation. Jurors in the trial of Paul Manafort began their deliberations today. They didnt reach a verdict, but we may be getting some clues to their thinking after they sent a note to the judge with four questions. The most interesting, asking him to redefine the meaning of reasonable doubt which is, of course, the legal threshold for acquitting a defense. So, is it a sign of things to come when jurors return in just a few hours . And what does it mean for Paul Manafort . The former Trump Campaign manager who faces the possibility of life behind bars if hes convicted on all the counts against him. And that comes as a feud heats up between team trump and former white house aide Omarosa Manigault newman. You guessed it, another