we'll see you in 30 minutes. captioning sponsored by cbs >> ninan: senator john mccain's final honor. family, friends, and colleagues remembering the maverick of the senate. his daughter meghan giving a powerful, fiery tribute. >> the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again, because america was always great. >> ninan: also tonight, new revelations from a former trump campaign aide. george papadopolous now telling a court that then-candidate donald trump supported a proposal to meet russian president vladimir putin. a trucking company accused of negligence after one of its semi-trailers crashed into a greyhound bus, killing eight people in new mexico. the accused gunman at the center of a controversial stand your ground case speaks out from

behind bars. >> if you had a chance to offer some type of remorse -- >> i'm sorry. that's all i can really say to them. >> ninan: and a government-sanctioned bear hunt put on hold as the fight escalates to protect the grizzly bear. good evening. i'm reena ninan. heartfelt tributes to late arizona senator john mccain echoed throughout the washington national cathedral today. family, friends, notable lawmakers and government leaders were among the thousands who gathered to honor the former war hero. the senator's daughter meghan gave an impassioned eulogy with political undertones. two former presidents who both battled mccain on capitol hill remembered the senator as a kind patriot who fought for his beliefs. nancy cordes has more on today's memorial. >> reporter: with faith in jesus christ we receive the body of our brother john for burial.

>> reporter: several generations of u.s. leaders from both sides of the aisle gave john sidney mccain iii the kind of sendoff reserved for american heroes. >> when my father got sick and i asked him what he wanted me to do with his eulogy, he said, "show them how tough you are." that is what love meant to john mccain. ♪ oh, danny boy. i love you so ♪ >> reporter: the six-term arizona storm and father of seven had wanted this service to send a message about unity, so he asked the two men who beat him in his bid for the white house to eulogize him today. >> after all, what better way to get last laugh than to make

george and i say nice things about him to a national audience. [laughter] >> reporter: the attendee saw some of their words as a rebuke of the concern president. >> john detested the abuse of power, could not abide bigots and swaggering despots. >> he understood that if we get in the habit of bending the truth to suit political expediency or party orthodoxy, our democracy will not work. >> reporter: president trump famously mocked mccain's five years in a vietnamese cell. >> he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people who weren't captured, okay? >> reporter: today as his daughter looked on, mccain's daughter settled the score. >> we gear here to mourn the passing of american greatness, the real thing, not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice he gave so willingly, nor the opportunistic appropriation of those who live lives of comfort and privilege while he suffered and served.

the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again, because america was always great. (applause) >> reporter: what began as a week of tributes to a public servant evolved into a cry for more honesty and collaboration. tomorrow mccain's family bids farewell for good in a private burial service at the u.s. naval academy. reena? >> ninan: an incredible life of service. nancy cordes, thank you. well, president trump was noticeably absent, as nancy mentioned, from senator mccain's memorial service. the commander-in-chief instead spent the day tweeting at adversaries from the white house. here's mola lenghi. >> reporter: president trump departed the white house this morning dressed in a polo shirt and cap heading for his golf club in sterling, virginia, after a series of early morning tweets. the topics ranged from the ongoing russia investigation to nafta negotiations. the president tweeted, "there is no political necessity to keep

canada in the new nafta deal. if we don't make a fair deal for the u.s. after decades of abuse, canada will be out." >> because we can't have these countries taking advantage of the united states anymore. it's very simple. >> reporter: president trump touched on trade at a rally in north carolina friday night just hours after trade talks with the canadians broke off without reaching a deal. while those talks were set to resume next week, the president has expressed willingness to move forward with a new nafta, one that excludes canada. the ongoing russia investigation also drew the president's ire this morning, retweeting a report that accuses the f.b.i. and department of justice of being corrupt. it comes as former trump campaign foreign policy adviser george papadopolous prepares for sentencing next week after pleading guilty to lying to the f.b.i. about his role in attempting to arrange a meeting with russian officials, a sentencing memorandum submitted friday night says, "mr. trump nodded with approval about such a meeting in an attempt to

minimize papadopolous's role, the document states, "to say george was out of his depth would be a gross understatement. " papadopolous is scheduled to be sentenced friday. the special counsel is recommending up to six months in prison, but papadopolous is requesting probation in lieu of prison. reena? >> ninan: mola lenghi coming to us from the white house. thank you, mola. a california-based trucking company and one of its drivers are being accused of negligence after eight people were killed in a crash. the collision happened thursday on a busy new mexico highway. two surviving passengers are suing. kenneth craig has more on the lawsuits that show the trucking company has a history of crashes. >> reporter: federal investigators worked for a second day at the scene of the deadly new mexico crash. they're trying to determine what led to the violent collision between a greyhound bus and a tractor-trailer thursday. state police believe a tire failure caused the truck and trailer to jackknife on i-40,

cross over the median, and slam enter a greyhound bus head-on. now an attorney for two of the bus passengers is accusing the driver and trucking company of negligence. in pair of lawsuits filed just one day after the crash, attorney bryan williams cites federal safety data showing three crashes in the last two years involving jag transportation inc., a california-based trucking company. the complaint raises concerns about proper mate innocence and inspection of the truck's tires. >> it just happened like that, just out of nowhere, you know? you have no control over it. >> reporter: elisara taito, at the wheel of the big rig, told his story to our don dahler. >> one second i'm driving normal, and in a split second it just goes to hell. >> when you knew the rig was out of control, did you think you were going to die?

>> yep. >> and you just kind of... >> as soon as it happened, i just knew i was going to die. i was surprised that i made it. >> is there anything you want to say to these families? >> i'm sorry. i mean, i don't know if i could do anything to change it. i would, but i can't. >> reporter: the lawsuits claim that truck driver was negligent. we reached out to the trucking company for comment, but we have not heard back, reena. >> ninan: some of these victims have really severe injuries. how are they doing? >> they really do. we checked back with areas hospitals. at this point there are still 15 people in the hospital being treated. obviously a long rad of recovery for them. >> ninan: thank you very much. two americans are recovering at a hospital today after being stabbed in amsterdam. police shot and wounded a 19-year-old afghan man yesterday after he stabbed two tourists at

a busy rail station. investigators say the suspect had a "terrorist motive" but he does not appear to have specifically targeted the americans. the unidentified u.s. citizens are being treated for serious injuries. the suspect is in custody and will appear in court monday. the man at the center of a controversial shooting case in clearwater, florida, is speaking out. 48-year-old michael drejka shot and killed markeis mcglockton during an argument over a parking spot outside a convenience store. thellas county sheriff did not initially arrest drejka, citing florida's stand your ground law, but the case was turned over to the state attorney general's office. drejka was later arrested and charged with manslaughter. last fight he spoke with our cbs affiliate, wtsp-tv. >> is there anything you would change? i'm sure you've had time to think about this. >> sure. i've had plenty of time to think about it, but as far as changing

anything, the events is what you're asking? >> right. >> i don't see... i really... no, not off the top of my head. i did not confront anyone. i was confronted. >> uh-huh. >> and i answered. >> ninan: michael drejka's defense lawyers have not said whether they will try to argue he's immune from prosecution under florida's stand your ground law. coming up next, a grizzly bear hunt is put on hold as activists fight to increase protections for the species.

>> ninan: wyoming and idaho were supposed to hold their first grizzly hunt in more than 40 years today, but federal judge has issued a restraining order, blocking them. the court is considering whether grizzly bears should return to the endangered species list.

stan bush of our kenster -- denver station kcnc has details. >> reporter: this grizzly bear called 399 may be the most famous bear on earth. >> you go to the spots where you know she may be seen. >> reporter: photographer tom mangelsen has documented her life, something that nearly 40 years ago would be impossible in wyoming. >> this may be the only bear people get to see their whole life. >> reporter: in the '70s grizzlies near yellowstone and grand teton national park were near distinction. in 2017, the trump administration removed the wears from the endangered species list. less than a year later, wyoming and idah taylor engum is licensed to guide grizzlies in an area so remote it can only be accessed by horse or by foot. >> we should hunt grizzly bears

because of the ecosystem. >> reporter: enham's cameras have frequent close encounters with grizzlies, still, he's not optimistic that he would be successful if he gets chance to hunt. >> it's possible they're out here for ten days and that don't get one? >> it is possible. the hunt depends so much on the weather and the time of year. >> reporter: the hunt is controversial in part because it's in the middle of elk season. baiting for bears is outlawed, but waiting on an elk kill is legal, and hunters say it's the easiest way to find grizzly bears. environmentalists worry the hunt would become a slaughter. >> only thing i can figure out is that this is a very backward state. >> reporter: environmentalists say the bear population hasn't grown in years, in part due to climate change's affect on habitat. people already kill more than 50 bears a year in conflicts or along the road, but wyoming's plan calls for hunting up to 22 bears. idaho wants to kill one while montana won't allow hunting at all. >> it's sort of 101 biology.

predators kill the weak and the sick, and we don't. we take the biggest buck, the biggest bull, and the biggest bears, and it's sort of anti-natural selection. >> reporter: for now the bears have been spared as a federal judge considerses shutting the hunt down altogether, giving mangelsen more time as he hopes to convince the public that grizzlies shouldn't be hunted at all. >> i don't understand how somebody could actually work with bears and still think it's okay to kill them. >> reporter: stan bush, jackson, wyoming. >> ninan: up next, a look back at the maverick of the senate who put civility over politics.

>> i never saw john treat anyone differently because of their

race or religion or gender. and i'm certain that in those moments that have been referred to during the campaign, he saw himself as defending america's character, not just mine. >> ninan: that was part of former president barack obama's eulogy to senator john mccain. the two were rivals in the 2008 presidential election. toward the end of the campaign, mccain did something that today would seem all but impossible. he not only defended his opponent, he praised the then-senator of illinois. our lee cowan has a look back. >> reporter: it was an october surprise unlike most. >> i'm concerned about, you know, someone that is cohorts with domestic terrorists such as... >> reporter: three weeks before voters would decide the next president of the united states, john mccain, trailing in the polls, told a crowd of supporters barack obama was a

good man. >> i have to tell you, he is a decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared as president of the united states. [crowd booing] >> reporter: getting booed at your own town hall can't be easy, but john mccain plowed ahead, extolling the differences between debating an opponent and demeaning one. >> he's an arab. he is not -- >> no, ma'am. >> no? >> no, ma'am. he is a decent family man, citizen that i just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues, and that's what this campaign is all about. >> reporter: the morning after the man who would beat him thanked him. >> i appreciated his reminder that we can disagree will still being respectful of each other. >> reporter: those few moments before that minnesota crowd seemed to define what being maverick really meant to john mccain. he saw the aisle dividing his party from the other as just that, an aisle, not a chasm

where common decency is swallowed whole. >> because that's the way politics should be conducted in america. >> reporter: he turned those boos into cheers, and for a moment anyway, the idea of bipartisan, of statesmanship, even of friendship in washington, seemed oddly possible. lee cowan, cbs news, los angeles. >> ninan: well, still ahead, a california city councilwoman claimed that she is fighting an extortion attempt and why he says she will not back down.

>> ninan: a city councilwoman in california says that she's fighting an extortion attempt to shame her on the internet. anna werner spoke to sonoma city council member rachel hundley about why she's not backing down.

>> at first it was just utter shock. >> reporter: rachel hundley became one of the youngest people ever elected to a city council seat in smoama, california. she's now 35 and about to run for a second term but says about two weeks ago she got a threatening e-mail. >> as soon as i saw it, i knew exactly what they were trying to do. >> reporter: the e-mail told her, "we believe your behavior is immoral and unethical. we encourage you to reconsider your intention to run for city council." it then gave the link to a website slamming her, using her own pictures, images she herself had posted to social media, mixed with what hundley describes as blatant lies, accusations of lascivious, drunk and drug-addled behavior. >> it's extortion because it was demanding that i do something. >> reporter: but instead of stepping aside, hundley stepped forward, and in a youtube video told the public she had been threatened. >> its purpose is to make me afraid. >> reporter: and she gave their tactics a name.

>> it was slut shaming. >> reporter: meaning? to you what does that mean, that phrase? >> slut shaming is an attempt to use women's sexuality against them. >> reporter: the website has since disappeared. maria jobin-leeds runs a non-profit supporting women in politics. >> the exciting thing is so frequently people like rachel stand up and say buzz off, back off, enough. >> reporter: so you basically felt like you were speaking for other women? >> i was. my hope was that it would spread enough that potentially it would make its way to other women who might find it useful. >> reporter: whether she's successful in the election will be determined come november. anna werner, sonoma, california. >> ninan: when we return, an update on a little girl who warmed the hearts of millions as she waited for a new one of her own, and how raper drake became part of her journey. >> oh, my god!

>> ninan: we end tonight with an update on an illinois girl whose two birthday wishes were granted. sophia sancehz met the rapper drake, and this week she received a life-saving heart transplant. here don dahler. >> reporter: girls shouldn't face heart failure. they shouldn't wait on a transplant list. 11-year-old girls should be dancing. ♪ ♪ so when the rapper drake saw sophia sancehz joyfully throwing herself into his song despite being critically ill and desperately in need of heart, he went to meet her. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: that gift was closely followed by another. >> you're getting a heart. congratulations. >> i'm getting a heart, mom! >> reporter: the moment went viral, warming the hearts of millions. but for the teachers and the students at kingsley elementary school who know fifth grader,

the courage and infectious optimism she showed was no surprise. >> she's that funky, sassy, fun. she will work hard to get what she wants, which is why i think she's made it through what she's made it through so far. >> if you could say one thing to her right now, what would you say to her? >> i love you. i love you. >> reporter: sofia's nine-hour heart surgery went well. doctors tell us the next two days are critical to her recovery. she has a long road ahead, but now that she has a new heart, her fans have a new wish, to see her dancing again, soon. don dahler, cbs news, illinois. >> ninan: what a fighter. and that's the cbs weekend news for this saturday. later on cbs, "48 hours," and the news continues always on our 24-hour digital network, cbsn at cbsnews.com. i'm reena ninan in new york. thank you for joining us. good night.

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