[Howlin]

Ongoing coverage.

[mystery-ak]

Thanks Howlin,.....I'm watching...the plane is touching down now.

[Snickering Hound]

Fox News cut to commercial as his airplane arrived and I had to switch to CNN.

Talk about lack of respect!

[Howlin]

Ping!!!

[deport]

Prayers for the family during this time of sorrow.

[MEG33]

Thanks for the heads up.

[Rushmore Rocks]

Continued prayers for a really good man and those who loved him.

[onyx]

I'm watching and thanks for the ping and for the thread.

[Mo1]

Just put on the TV .. the family is walking out of the plane

[LibFreeOrDie]

Broadcast live on 'Net (CSPAN):

http://www.c-span.org/watch/cspan_wm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS

[indcons]

BTTT

He was an honorable and a decent man. May he RIP.

[Earthdweller]

Lord keep you President Ford.

[NormsRevenge]

for those wishing to visit the Capitol,, some info from the Office of the Architect of the Capitol. (ccool title!)

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AOC Prepares Capitol for Ford Lying in State

http://www.aoc.gov/projects/ford_lie_state_prep.cfm

The Office of the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of Alan M. Hantman, FAIA, is preparing the U.S. Capitol Building and grounds and coordinating efforts with congressional leadership for the events surrounding the lying in state for President Gerald R. Ford.

The U.S. Capitol building will be closed to all public and staff-led tours from noon on Thursday, December 28, 2006, through Tuesday, January 2, 2007, and will reopen for tours on January 3.

The following is information on the hours the Capitol will be open for the lying in state ceremonies for President Ford, a list of items that can not be brought into the Capitol, and details about street closures over the weekend.

The viewing in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda will be open to the public from 8 p.m. until midnight on Saturday, December 30, 2006, and from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Sunday, December 31 and Monday, January 1, 2007.

The public may line up at any time. The designated waiting area will be at 3rd and Maryland Avenue, S.W., for all visitors, including those with special needs. Anyone wishing to attend the services should be prepared to deal with forecasted weather conditions.

The use of public transportation is strongly recommended to minimize the congestion of traffic around the Capitol. Public parking is not available on Capitol Grounds. The closest metro stops are Capitol South, Federal Center, S.W., and Union Station.

The United States Capitol Police urges everyone to bring as few items as possible in order to expedite security screening.

Prohibited items include

Any bag larger than 14" x 13" x 4"
Any audio and/or video recording devices
Guns, knives, stun guns, ammunition, razors, box cutters, or other weapons
Mace, pepper spray, or any aerosol sprays
Cans and bottles
Food or beverages

In order to be respectful while viewing our former President, protocol requires that cell phones and pagers must be turned off while in the Capitol. There will be no photography or electronic recording while in the Rotunda.

There will be street closures around the Capitol. On Friday, December 29, Maryland Avenue, S.W. between First Street and Third Street, S.W., and First Street between Independence Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue, S.W. will be closed from 7 a.m. through the conclusion of events on Capitol Grounds.

Beginning December 30, Constitution Ave. and Independence Avenue on Capitol Grounds will be closed from 5 p.m. through the conclusion of events on Capitol Grounds. There may be additional street closures around the Capitol as it becomes necessary; other law enforcement agencies will close streets outside of Capitol Grounds at various times. For routine business, alternate access points for the House and Senate Office Buildings on Capitol Grounds will be available.

For additional recorded information, you may call the U.S. Capitol Visitor Information Line at (202) 225-6827.

The catafalque, a simple bier of rough pine boards and covered with black cloth, is being/has been prepared and moved to the Rotunda to support the casket while the former president’s body lies in state in the Capitol.

The catafalque was hastily constructed in 1865 to support the casket of Abraham Lincoln. The catafalque has been used for all those who have lain in state in the Capitol Rotunda since that time. No law, written rule, or regulation specifies who may lie in state; use of the Rotunda is controlled by concurrent action of the House and Senate. Any person who has rendered distinguished service to the nation may lie in state if the family so wishes and Congress approves. In the case of unknown soldiers, the president or the appropriate branch of the armed forces initiates the action. A list of those who have lain in state or in honor in the Capitol Rotunda is available.

[MamaB]

Thanks. Have been watching since the plane landed.

[advance_copy]

President Ford was a good man, though I didn't agree with him on some things.

[Miss Didi]

I can't believe the networks aren't covering this.

[Perdogg]

Promise me one thing. If I am ever elected President and die, make sure Chris Wallace will be nowhere near a TV Camera for any network coverage of my funeral!

[jan in Colorado]

RIP President Ford

[Old Professer]

It sure is rough today competing for space between these two men known so well around the world, Hussein and Ford; about the only thing they had in common is, considering the way they lived and led, is that both died a natural death.

[God luvs America]

screw you katie the commie....she laughs at a time like this??

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

Bumping for history.