Good morning and welcome the kid news. I'm Tori. Today is Friday, August 31st, 2018.

And we begin with more than a hundred bright pink catalacts lined up outside the Detroit Church for a fitting farewell to American

singing legend Aretha Franklin.

Inside is a star-studded lineup including Ariana Grande, Faith Hill, Jennifer Hudson, Stevie Wonder,

LeBron James, and former President Bill Clinton.

All of them in the Motor City this morning to perform, remember, and celebrate the life of the Queen of Soul.

Today marks the final day of a week of remembrances in her honor.

Goodbyes will also continue for Senator John McCain.

Today his 106-year-old mom, Roberta, will be in attendance as the former war hero,

six-term senator, and two-time presidential candidate lies in state in the capital

rotunda in Washington DC.

Thousands of people are expected to pass through the building to pay their respects.

Tomorrow former presidents George Bush and Barack Obama will speak at his funeral

and he'll be laid to rest Sunday at the U.S. Naval Academy.

Even astronauts have to MacGyver a fix from time to time. Early yesterday morning,

NASA detected a small but troubling leak aboard the International Space Station.

With no time to waste, they had the crew patch the hole with

tape that stopped the pressure from dropping, took the astronauts out of danger,

and gives Houston time to figure out a long-term solution.

Good news on Sophia, the little 11-year-old who received a heart transplant earlier this week.

Doctors in Chicago say the surgery went great. She's heard her new heartbeat and is now breathing on her own.

As for Drake, he gave her a shout out during a concert in New York.

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