secretary of state. a true braille blazers respected and loved by many presidents earning him the presidential medal of freedom twice, by a both a democrat and a republican. his family saying we ve loved a remarkable husband, father and american. and now from president biden moments ago, after our many years, working together even in disagreement conley was someone who always gave you his best and treated you with respect. colin embodied the highest ideas of both warrior and diplomat. he will be remembered as one of our great americans. powell died this morning of complications of covid-19. his family says he was fully vaccinated, but we ve also learned powell was battling multiple myeloma, a blooz cancer that suppresses the body s immune response and powell also had parkinson s which put him as additional risk. colin powell was 84 years old. cnn s gloria borger and elizabeth cohen join us now. the tributes pouring in have about profound, not only talking about the remarkable
about to receive a booster shot when he fell ill. powell was 84 years old. before becoming the top diplomat under george w. bush, he was national security adviser to president reagan and chairman to h.w. bush and president clinton. today president george w. bush said he was such a favorite of presidents that he earned the presidential medal of freedom twice. in his entertstatement, preside biden called him a friend and talks about what the nation lost today. he would want to be remembered as someone who cared about america more than life itself. and god love him, we re going to miss him terribly, terribly. terribly. the nation s first black defense secretary lloyd austin also paid tribute today. the world lost one of the greatest leaders that we have ever witnessed. alma lost a husband and the family lost a tremendous father and i lost a tremendous personal friend and mentor. he s been my mentor for a number of years. he always made time for me and i could always go t