US Rep. Elijah Cummings Will Lie in State at Capitol

Cummings represented Maryland's 7th Congressional District for over 20 years and investigated President Trump as head of the House Oversight and Reform Committee

A mentor of Rep. Elijah Cummings reflects on his career and their friendship. Tracee Wilkins reports.

The body of the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings will lie in state in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol next week.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office said in a news release that a formal ceremony open to members of Congress, the Cummings family and invited guests will be held Thursday morning, followed by a public viewing.

A wake and funeral for Cummings is planned the following day at New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore, where he worshipped for nearly four decades.

Cummings died Thursday at age 68 due to complications from longstanding health problems.

Cummings was the powerful chairman of a U.S. House committee that's investigating President Donald Trump. He was a civil rights leader and passionate advocate for the poor in his Baltimore-area district.

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