President George H.W. Bush to lie in state in Washington, D.C.

The former president’s body will arrive in Washington, D.C., today to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.

A U.S. government plane has arrived in Texas to transport the body of former President George H.W. Bush to Washington for a state funeral.

The former president’s body will arrive in Washington, D.C., today to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The PBS NewsHour will live stream the days’ events leading up to Capitol arrival ceremony at 4:45 p.m. ET.

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