legendary lady a homegoing like no other
begins here in Detroit for the Queen of
Soul fans lining up around the block to
honor Aretha Franklin's life legacy and
that instantly recognizable voice not
long ago the late icon arrived to
Detroit's Charles H Wright Museum of
African American history inside a gold
casket and you are looking live at
pictures from Sky 4 over the beautiful
Charles H Wright Museum of African
American history where Aretha Franklin
is lying in repose a farewell fit for a
queen does top our show this noon today
in tomorrow during a public viewing her
legion of fans from here in Detroit and
Beyond are getting a chance to pay their
final respects and take a look at video
of miss Franklin's casket arriving at
the museum earlier this morning that of
course is where we find our politic men
with all of the fans from literally halt
around the world I couldn't believe it
during live in the deben Jason Carr met
a man from Amsterdam that flew in and
how about this people from Italy people
from Spain just saw a group going in
from Chicago I just kind of want to take
you there's kind of a line right here
I've got to stop right here and I'll
explain in just a moment but I just want
to show you the people in line and while
this might not look like a really really
big line it has absent flows I mean it
was solid people and people had lined up
I'm sure you're not surprised as early
as last night for an overnight stay on
the steps and now it's lunchtime and
people are starting to come back again
it is incredible to see outside it is a
festive party atmosphere and cheers what
a pretty car
going up on a 1956 pink Cadillac
hold up and then spontaneous
people have come from near and far from
Italy to Inkster Baltimore to Berkeley
to pay their respects including Latonya
McIntyre from Las Vegas who spent the
night on the steps to be the first in
line she's not musical mom I grew up
listening to her and she just touched so
many people all over the world and she
really touched me
I think it's amazing I mean it and it
just should be good just goes to show
you how much of a humanitarian she
really was once the doors open the mood
shifts inside the museum there's a
gentle soundtrack for Rita's songs
posters with are--this milestones and
the queen in red from dress to heels her
hands gently folded her feet
respectfully crossed at the ankles
she is serene and it is touching as the
crowd is encouraged to move quickly but
not so fast they can't take it all in
just seeing her just Liam that'd stay
just gorgeous with her gorgeous red
dress red heels was just a great sight
to see her opera vocal coach Mary
Callahan Lynch prepares to say goodbye
it's a brutal week Paul it's a it's a
tough week because she was our queen you
know we shared her I think we were very
good at sharing her but she's Detroit's
queen it is fitting that at the Charles
H Wright Museum of African American
history history lies in repose
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so let's take you back outside the
museum and you can see that for those
from around the world who can't be here
this story is indeed being told around
the world again reporters not only from
the national networks but international
news today at 4:00 I met an incredible
reporter from Italy and you'll actually
hear how she's telling this story of a
Rika Franklin and her connection to
Detroit in her native tongue
we'll see you today at 4:00 Paula I've
had goose bumps all morning long just
hearing from so many people that have
been coming out and it is a true
celebration of life and I think Mary
Callahan Lynch said it as well we're
also mourning losing someone so special
that touched so many yeah you're right
and you know what people are mourning
but this really is an atmosphere of
celebration yeah it's pretty special
pretty awesome to be out there you can't
tell it feels like 100 degrees out there
either okay it is an honor to be here
yeah it certainly is we look forward to
your reports later today thank you and
it has been a very eventful week for
fans of the Queen of Soul it all kicked
off on Monday with folks gathering at
the place where her career began at New
Bethel Baptist Church her church home
where her father pastored and many
people were belting out music in her
honor
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the line to get in stretch down the
block similar to what we've been seeing
today at the Wright museum but that did
not keep fans from eventually getting
inside to sing songs and pay their
respects this event was just one of many
across the city this week to pay tribute
to the mighty Aretha Franklin all
leading up to her private funeral that
will take place on Friday at greater
grace temple and we do hope that you
will join our special broadcasts on
Friday morning getting underway at 9:00
a.m. we will have complete coverage of
her funeral we'll be carrying it live
for you on air online and on the local 4
Facebook page so you will be able to
feel like you are right there in the
pews celebrating her life