President George H.W. Bush en route to D.C. to lie in state at U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON — Former President George H.W. Bush is being flown Monday from Houston, Texas, to the nation's capital, where he will lie in state until Wednesday.

Leaders of the House and Senate announced over the weekend that the former president, who died Friday at the age of 94, would lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.

Members of Congress are expected to hold an arrival ceremony around 4:45 p.m. ET Monday, a little more than an hour after the flight from Ellington Airport lands at Joint Base Andrews.

Former President George W. Bush announced that his father had died in a statement late Friday.

"Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro and I are saddened to announce that after 94 remarkable years, our dear Dad has died," his son said. "George H.W. Bush was a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for. The entire Bush family is deeply grateful for 41's life and love, for the compassion of those who have cared and prayed for Dad, and for the condolences of our friends and fellow citizens."

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A public service will be held Wednesday at Washington's National Cathedral. President Donald Trump has declared Wednesday a federal holiday and a national day of mourning.

The late president's remains are scheduled to return to Houston later Wednesday to lie in repose at St. Martin's Episcopal Church, where a private funeral service will be held Thursday.

Afterward, he'll be transported by funeral car on a train to College Station, Texas, where he'll be buried alongside his wife, former first lady Barbara Bush, who died earlier this year, and their daughter Robin, who died of leukemia at age 3.

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