good-bye, john mccain. [ "danny boy" playing ] ♪ ♪ oh danny boy ♪ the pipes the pipes are calling ♪ ♪eadow ♪ ♪ and all the valley's hushed and white with snow ♪ ♪ 'tis i'll be here in sunshine or in shadow ♪ oh danny boy ♪ ♪ oh danny boy ♪ i love you so ♪ and if you come when all the flowers are dying ♪ ♪ and i am dead ♪ as dead i well may be ♪ please come and find the place where i am lie iying ♪ ♪ and kneel and say an "ave" there for me ♪ ♪ and i shall hear ♪ though soft you tread above me ♪ ♪ and all my dreams will warm and sweeter be ♪ ♪ if you'll not fail to tell me that you love me ♪ ♪ then i shall sleep in peace until you come to me ♪ ♪ then i shall sleep in peace until you come to me ♪ >> as jesus taught us, so we now pray. our father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come. thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. give us this day our daily bread. and forgive us our trespass. and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever, amen. >> for our brother john, let us pray to our lor

"o danny boy, o danny boy, i love you so, but when you come and all the flowers are dying, if i am dead be, you'll come and find the place where i am lying and kneel and say an ave there for me." that is really powerful stuff. >> it's so beautiful. it's so beautiful. and my dreams will warm and sweeter be. it's an incredibly beautiful lyric. and you know, there are a lot of people who say that it's a favorite song and it never fails to make them weep. there's something so immediate about it. and the melody is beautiful, too. >> absolutely. you are not of the political world. can you articulate why you think senator mccain's death is causing such an outpouring of emotion well beyond politics? >> it's because i think he stood so much for the american values that i certainly treasured growing up, for being for independent thinking, for collaboration, you know. and he also, because you disagree with somebody, you're not their enemy. there were so many things that he stood for i think that we, many of us care about. >> renee fleming, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> and we look forward to

. ♪ oh, danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling ♪ ♪ from glen to glen >> a final farewell to a truehero who put people and patriotism before all else. at a time of fierce political divide, today's celebration of john mccain gave us a moment to come together. the late senator hand picking speakers, both republican and democrat, to eulogize him, bringing together friends and rivals, using his own memorial for a final call to unity. nbc news white house correspondent kelly o'donnell now on the legacy he leaves. ♪ >> reporter: by planning so much of this week's farewell himself, senator john mccain both compelled and inspired a coming together without partisan boundary. >> he did understand that some principles transcend politics. that some values transcend party. >> reporter: for mccain, it was also about relationships. >> we often argued, sometimes passionately, but we believed in each other's patriotism. >> reporter: that belief could ignite his trademark temper. >> we've been spinning our wheels on too many important issues because we keep trying to find a way to win without help fr

the senator was sent off in scripture and song with a gripping rendition of "danny boy". ♪ oh danny boyhe pipes the pipes are calling ♪ >> he'll be laid to rest at the u.s. naval academy in annapolis, maryland. the senator's final resting place where at the naval academy cemetery near a lifelong friend, chuck larson. another veteran. senator mccain selected this out of the way spot in the shadow of navy shipman like he once was rather than the arlington cemetery with his father and grandfather are both buried. >> thank you for that report. joining us now is a former republican strategist, bill crystal. bill, good to have you with us. it's been a long day for you personally and everybody in washington. mccain knew this was coming. he planned his own funeral. what do you think he would have thought about today's ceremony? >> i think he would have enjoyed it and appreciated it. he would have had a bit of irony at times jeez, this is going on a little long. i mean, it was almost three hours, but honestly, i was moved in almost every minute. it was really a wonderful ceremony. in addition to

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and today, opera starrene ng flem will sing "danny boy." the two men who defeatedor john mccainhe highest of office in the land, obama andbush, will deliver eulogies. also an implicit ruke that mccain was aiming atsi pnt trump. the family signalled would not be welcome today at service. sheinelle. >> andrea, thank you. >> a lot of powerful moments ahead. rick davis was a close friend to senator a mccain served as national campaign manager when he ran for president in 00 and 2008. rick, good morning and condolences to you. >> good morning. thank you very much. >> i wt to start of we have seen so many solemn moments, i think, throught the ek. you had cindy mccain her head against the casket. meghan mccain openly10weeping. his 6-year-old mother there to witness and share. we heardh so m about senator mccain this week, rick, i wonder what you wan the world to know that we have not heard about your dear friend. >> i t the coverage you described has been really wonderful for the senator and ris family. a greatte to a great man. he has a very pers

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. ♪ ♪ oh danny boy ♪ oh danny boy ♪ i love you so ♪ >> the nation today pauses to honor senator johntime of sacrifice and service to the country he loved so much. meghan mccain delivered a very touching tribute to her beloved father. but she also had a not so subtle message for the president. >> john sydney mccain 3r was many things. he was a sailor, of an aviator. he was a husband. he was a warrior. he was a prisoner. he was a hero. he was a congressman. he was a senator. he was a nominee for president of the united states. these are all the titles and the roles of a life that has been well lived. but they are not the greatest of his titles. nor the most important of his roles. he was a great man. we gather 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 lived lives of comfort and privilege while he suffered and served opinion he was a great fire who burned bright. the america of john mccain is generous and welcome and bold. she i

there was a very tender moment later when the -- renee fleming, the opera star, sang "danny boy" andto watch cindy mccain gently put her head on her son's shoulder and dissolve into tears was something that was really moving, and obviously, as jeff said, the entire effect of the day was to deliver a message. i said earlier this week that senator mccain had created kind of a civic communion here in which we reconnected or he hoped we would reconnect with the fundamental values of our democracy and recognize that beyond party, beyond whatever ideological differences we have are -- is this bond that comes from the inheritance of this democracy, and that point was made so, so emphatically, not just by the words of the two presidents who spoke, but by their very presence on the stage today. >> jeff, impact want to talk m about the fact that john mccain chose president obama and president george w. bush to deliver eulogies. he also made a point to say president trump, i do not want you at my funeral. there was a lot of thought that went into who showed up, who participated, who was or wasn

with opera star renae plemgs rendition of danny boy. ♪ oh danny boy ♪ ♪ >> he will be laid to rest inte ceremony at the u.s. naval academy in annapolis, maryland. >> the more will have a final resting place on a grassy hill at the u.s. naval academy cemetery in annapolis maryland, next to long-term friend, chuck larson. in the shadow of naval midshipman like he was. choosing that out of the way spot rather than a spot at arlington national cemetery where his father was buried. this was a day of remembering john mccain with a lesson for today's politics as well. >> no doubt. jeff zeleny a beautiful service thank you for the report. i want to bring in former united states snorp chambliss who serve along soda senator mccain. our condolences to you and your colleagues thanks for being with us. >> glad to be with you ana as we celebrate the rife of a great american. >> no doubt. you attended john mccain's funeral. you chalked up many miles on numerous trips to iraq, afghanistan and other places around the world. you didn't see eye to eye on everything. but you call the disagreements always

the senator was sent out off in scripture and song with "danny boy" ♪ oh danny boy ♪ the pipes, the pipes calling ♪ >> reporter: he'll be laid to rest sunday in a private ceremony, the u.s. naval academy in maryland. the senator's final resting place will be on a grassy hill on the u.s. military academy ceremony next to chuck larson, another veteran of the vietnam war. he sclekt selected this out of the way spot rather than in arlington national sem twraer his father and grandfather are both buried. jeff zeleny, cnn, washington. >> thank you. >>> america may have lost a patriot, but the mccain family lost its patriarch. cindy tweeted this fogt toast family saluting the flag draped coffin. today we lost our friend we morning and together we go on to talk more about this indiana we have stevener linger with us. the cheap diplomatic correspondent in europe. steven, thank you for your time today this service looking back at it, it was focused on what john mccain was, a politician, american hero, man, father, husband, a son. it defer deviated from that focus while at the same time the message

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. ♪ oh, danny boy the pipes, the pipes are calling ♪ ♪ from glen to glen >> ainal farewell to a truero who put people and patriotism before all else. >> that was lester holt we have information on senator mccain's funeral procession. bowie said it will be along route 50 and will pass between 12:20 and 12:50 if you want to watch, your best road or 197. we have more information on today's memorial on the nbc washington app or check out the photo gallery and read more on .at the speakers had to s >> turning to the weather now, it's labor day weekend and about an hour ago a good chunk of our area was under flood warning. storm team 4's matt ritter tracking all the activity we seem to be having. >> it was a rough evening, but things quieted down and things are not going to get any worse. a flood warning for the greater d.c. area. basically the district of columbia and subus, the beltway region. this will not be any further than 3:45. live radar showing nothing left over except light swers from the former thunderstorm. everything left overrips off towards the east and the bay and on the ea

the senator was sent off in scripture and song with the gripping rendition of "danny boy" ♪ oh danny pipes, the pipes are calling ♪ >> reporter: he'll be laid to rest sunday in a private ceremony at his alma mater, the u.s. naval academy in indianapolis, maryland. his final resting place will be on a grassy hill next to a lifelong friend chuck larson, another veteran of the vietnam war. he sleblingted this out of the way spot in the shadow of navy miss shipmen like he once was rather than in arlington national cemetery where his father and grandfather both admirals are buried. jeff zeleny, cnn, washington. >> thank you. while most of the washington mourned john mcmccain's loss, president trump played golf at one of his courses in the u.s. state of virginia and he was on twitter as well. the president started his day at 6:19 in the morning attack the media as he often does through 16 tweets on saturday, mr. trump assailed nafta, canada, the justice department, the russia investigation, and he cited a number of fox news commentators and even retweeted himself saying just that. >>> the r

. ♪ oh, danny boy. 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 thi

. ♪ ♪ oh danny boy, oh danny boy >>> a powerful moment yesterday.ccain leaning on her son, jack, during the service for her husband at washington's national cathedral. joining me now is former defense secretary and cia director leon panetta. he served in congress with john mccain and worked with him closely over the years on intelligence and foreign policy issues. it is great to see you secretary panetta. i know you were there for the memorial service in the national cathedral. tell us what that was like for you. >> it's -- it's one of the most moving memorials that i have ever attended because it was -- it was truly a tribute to a statesman, a patriot and a warrior, but more importantly when you look at the music and those who spoke, it was really a celebration of country, and i think that's what john would have wanted. and the message was not so much to the president, but the message was really to the american people about what love of country really has to be all about. >> you say it wasn't a message to president trump, but there were some clear

. ♪ oh danny boy >> meghan mccain's poignant words honoring her father's legacy. >> we gather here toourn the passing of american greatness. >> the powerful messages from two former presidents. >> public discourse. >> as his family prepares to lay him to rest this morning. >>> supreme court battle. president trump gearing up for a confirmation fight in congress this week. the cases brett kavanaugh says he won't recuse himself from. and the documents the white house is refusing to release. democrats ready for an epic showdown. >>> caught on camera. police holding young boys at gunpoint. >> dude, you gotta listen and keep your hands on top of your head, all right? >> handcuffing this sobbing 11-year-old. a mother's outrage this morning and why the police chief is defending his officers. >>> and stranded in the sky. a six flags roller coaster gets stuck mid-ride. passengers forced to get out and climb down. what caused the malfunction? >>> hey, good morning, everybody. paula's off. rob is off, but i'm very happy to have whit johnson, adrienne bankert today, and sam champion with us this

. >> ♪ of danny boy, i love you so. ♪ >> reporter: the six term arizona senator had wanted this servicesend a message about unity. so, he asked the two men who beat him or his bids -- in his bids for the white house to meant to eulogize him. >> what better way to get one last laugh then to mcgeorge and i say nice words about him to a national audience. >> john detested the abuse of power. he did not a by bigots and swaggering despots. >> he understood that if we get in the habit of ending the truth -- habit of expending the truth, -- >> he is a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured. truck today, as his daughter looked on, mccain's daughter settled the score. >> we gather 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 privileged while he suffered and served. the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. >> reporter: what began

. ♪ ♪ oh, danny boy the pes, the pipes are calling ♪ ♪ from glen to glen >> reporter: a finalarewell american hero who put people and patriotism before all else. >>> as the nation says gn d-bye to jcain the university of maryland is coping with a loss of its own. the terrapins started with a heavy heart. they're dedicating s thisson to jordan mcnair who died earlier this summer. the terrapins paid tribute to him before the opening game againstil texas. mcnal have a locker at maryland and no one will wear 79 until 2020, the year that mcnair would have d.gradua the team came on the field with the number 79 imprinted on their helmet. having mcnair's jersey, it was taken to midfield during the in toss. some teammates dedicated the upset victory tond jordan one teammate said every play they make this year will be in his honor. >>> the young woman charged in this road rage incident in northeast d.c. is now being held without bond. some ptty unreal-yideo here. 20ear-old mariana silver appeared before a judge yesterday. she is seen on the cell phone right there, you can see she's smashing a

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. >> outdone a -- oh danny boy i love you so. >> reporter: the tears flowed at this last public event to remember john mccain. as a father, a senator, and a former prisoner of war. >> we will remember him as he was. unwavering, undamaged, unequal. >> what better way to get a nice laugh and to make george and i -- say nice things about him to a national audience? for all our difference, for all the times we sparred, i never tried to hide, and i think john came to understand, the long- standing admiration that i had for him. >> reporter: more -- to former president gave his eulogy. mcthem personally. >> so much of our politics and and discourse seem sma and mean. and petty. it is a politics that pretends to be brave and tough, but in fact is born of fear. >> reporter: mccain's daughter was more direct in her review of the current president america does not boast because she has no need to. the america of john mccain has no need to be made again because america was always great. >> reporter: mccain will be buried on sunday at the us naval academy. it is a closed event for private goodbye

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touched by the eulogies, he would have been proud of meghan, he would have been crying during "danny's boylways got mad at us about motor cases, fell like we were inconveniencing people, but other than the motorcade, i think he would have loved everything else. >> with senator mccain there were rarely lines to read between. he was pretty blunt and unambiguous, so it isn't hard to figure out what he meant when he invited barack obama and george w. bush to speak at his funeral. did he talk to you about that particular decision? >> yes, ma'am, i was in his office when he decided to do it, and i was there when he called president obama. as you said, it's plain what the message was that's correct we have more in common than in disagreement, that we have got common problems and common responsibilities to solve them. you can fight as hard as you want and no one ever fought harder for his views than john mccain did, sometimes vociferously, and sometimes with an edge to him, as almost every speaker noted today, but at the end of the day, he wanted to make modest progress on the problems of our time

the funeral was sent off with son with "danny boy." ♪ >> reporter: his final resting place on a grassyill at the u.s. naval academy ceremony next to chuck larson, another veteran of the vietnam war. >> jeff, thank you very much. you saw there that washington's power players were at the funeral. the president, he spent the day tweeting and playing golf at his course in virginia. let's go now to cnn sarah westwood who is joining us from washington. what is the white house saying about these obvious swipes at the president? anything? >> reporter: so far, victor, the white house is not even saying whether president trump watched the funeral yesterday, but in the evening, president trump did tweet a single line "make america great again." that is widely perceived as a direct response to what meghan mccain said about the america of her father not needing to be made great again because it has always been great and this is a difficult week politically for the white house because many have criticized president trump for what has been widely perceived as an inadequate ponce to the passing of sen

here is abc news correspondent ron oh, danny boy ♪ >> reporter: it was a funeral service that reverberatedcross the country, emotionally ignant pitally powerful the ceremony in washington's national cathedral drawing a who's who of political leaders including three former presidents, obama, george w. bush, bill clinton, as well as dozens of mccain's senate colleagues and washington officials. but among so many giants from the political realm, it was mccain's daughter meghan whose voice rang loudest. >> i am here before you today saying the words i have never wanted to say, giving the speech i never wanted to give. >> reporter: suffering the weight of a great loss. >> my father is gone. >> reporter: but also channeling her father's fierce spirit. >> we gather 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. >> reporter: pulling no punches with a razor-sharp rebuke of the president who was not there, president trump uninvited. >> the america of john mccain has no need to be made great aga

. ♪ ♪ oh danny boy the cpipes, the pipes aling from glen to glen ♪ >> reporter: a final farewell to aerican hero who put people and patriotism before all else. >>> as the nation remembers the life of senatorai john m here at home a local community is dealing with the loss of its own. the maryland terrapins start their football season with a pretty heavy heart. they're dedicating this season to jordan mcnair an offensive lineman whod earlier this summer. on date the terps -- on saturday, the terps paid tribute to him. he will have a locker at maryland and no one will wear 79 until 2020, the year he would have graduated. the team also cam on the field with the number 79 imprinted on their helmets and his jersey was taken to the mid field for the coin toss as an honorary caain. one of his teammates said every play they make this in his honor. >>> 9:09, a young woman charged in this road rage incident in.c northeast d. is being held without bond. mariana silver, yeah, she's smashing the windows with a berjack. this ifore she allegedly tried to over the bus driver with hervehicle. her car.

. >> the stock market, danny boy, come on. >> see, notice what he does, they go right to the stock marketcan't argue what i just said. >> 11 million jobs. >> the jobs, donna brazil herself, in disclosed email on the internet admitted the jobs created under obama administration were part-time jobs, not full-time. and chris's number is wrong. full-time equivalent jobs, donald trump 4.1 million. barack obama -- >> last year. >> favorite number during the obama years were job participation, which is down quarter percent under trump. >> let me be clear on that. >> laura: victor, you talked about this before, almost out of time. wages are going up, that is what all the economists have been looking for. they were flat. >> key thing, laura. >> laura: flat under obama. real quick. >> last 12 months, wages of middle class worker gone up 3%, funny number, 3. barack obama first modern president never to achieve 3% annualized gdp growth, the reason he didn't, he put on new regulations, he had this neosocialist obama-care brand and the job on the economy, you didn't build that, now is not the time. >>

the guests all moved by the irish ballot "danny boy," played at mccain's request.alling a lifetime of sacrifice that few of his classmates anticipated. known as john wayne mccain in annapolis, better at playing poker. fast to a fight, he graduated fifth from the bottom, a distinction that made him proud. some 20 years ago, he decided to be buried next to a friend from the class of '58. the academy has seen four generations of mccain's pass through its gates will now keep one forever. >> i want to watch the hawks hunt from the sycamore, then take my leave down near my friend chuck larson, back where it began. >> reporter: just as this is a private ceremony, john mccain was very private about his faith. he never left any doubt that it was his faith that sustained him and helped him through captivity in vietnam. willie? >> hans nichols in annapolis, thank you. chuck todd, good morning, good to see you. senator mccain will be laid to rest in a few hours in annapolis, maryland. let's talk big picture. you have interviewed him many times. you have gotten around him. what

will ever, soon, at least forget cindy mccain's emotional moment as opera star renee fleming sang "danny boy a crushing moment there to watch her. certainly a moment of time, i guess, today. historying passing here today in the capital. >> john mccain's character was on display. >> reporter: right. >> posthumously and it lived through the words and these anecdotes from people just as you said, you know, may have been his political adversaries at one time, but the way they talked about their relationships that came from their differences was just so striking. >> reporter: it was. and i think we should also take note of other messages there today. i was struck by joe lieberman, of course, a former democratic senator, long-time close friend of john mccain's. he was invited, of course, to speak from the altar, to give a tribute, and the story he told of all the stories he could have told from, you know, the -- his global travels with senator mccain, he told the story of how john mccain asked him, in 2008, to be his running mate and he said, no, i couldn't really do that, i'm a democrat, and he s

that is what love meant to john mccain. [ music ] o danny boy, i love you so. >> reporter: the six term arizona senator. and father of seven had wanted unity. n who beat nd a message him in his bids for the white house to eulogize him. >> after all, what better way to get a last laughand make george and i say nice things about into a national off at -- audience. >> reporter: attendees saw some of their words as an height of a rebuke to the current administration. >> we understand that bending the truth to suit party orthodoxy, will keep the democracy from working. >> reporter: president. trump famously mocked mccain's five years in a vietnamese sell. today as his daughter looked on mccain's daughter settled the score. >> we gather 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 orportunistic appropriation of and privilege while he suffered and served. the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again because mid america was always rate. [ applause ] >> reporter: w

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danny boy" p ♪ recalling a lifetime of sacrifice that few his classmates had anticipated.s john wayne mccain, better at playing poker than marching in step. first to the party, he graduatef fifthrom the bottom in the class of '58. some 20 years ago he decided to be buried next to his friend from the class of '58,chdmiral k larson. the academy which has seen four generations oth mccains pass ugh the >> i want to watch the hawks hunt from the sycamore and take my leave bound forn old place .ith chuck larson on the >> reporter: and jus as this is a private ceremony, john mccain was very private about his faith. bu he never left any doubt he was his faith that sustained him and helped him make i through captivity in vietnam. >> our thought with the mccain family. thanks very much. >>> chuck todd is the nbc erpolitical director and mor of "meet the press." senator mccain will be laid to polis, maryland. this is a guy you have interviewed many times, a guy you have covered many years, you have been around him, gotten to know him. what is the country losing with the death of john

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we know "danny boy," the irish, traditional irish song, will be sung by renee fleming. >> he's going to get a producer credit on this. >> and the military honor guard there from all branches of the service. gathering to escort him in. and we know that the senator also, when it comes to the pallbearers he has chosen inside in annapolis, a smattering of really who's who in washington, also hollywood, friends of his, and even some politicians and dissidents, all of it a statement. >> let us pray, then, for our brother, john, that he may rest from his labors and enter into the light of god's eternal sabbath rest. with faith in jesus christ, we receive the body of our brother, john, for burial. let us p with cde company of the saints. deliver your servant, john, sovereign lord christ, from all evil, and set him free from every bond, that he may rest with all your saints in the eternal habitations, where with the father and the holy spirit, you live and reign one god forever and ever. amen. let us also pray for all who mourn, that they may cast their care on god and know the consolation of

just is a very, very moving service in so many different ways than the music and everybody cried to danny boy when they sang it in many different things. my relationship to senator mccain was one that was based on not just our friendship, but our value system. he has been, first of all, i'm chairman of the board of the national democratic institute in his chair at national republican institute. what happened is this our organization started by ronald reagan in the early 80s. he had gone to speak in england a parliament and said democracies were not real good about explaining themselves and so they came back and started the endowments of democracy that these two organizations. the first time senator mccain and i did this together was in june of 1990. i was born in czechoslovakia and it was right after the velvet revolution and it was the first elections held and it was so much fun with the mainboard in terms of showing a great senator my hometown. paul simon sang and i took senator mccain on the tour of prague. basically we then discovered how much we both cared about supporting supporting dem

. ♪ ♪ oh danny boy the pipes, the pipes are calling ♪ ♪ from glen to glen >> reporter: a final farewellefore all else. >> one of our local communities is processing a o loss its own. the terps begin their football season with a vy heavy heart. they're dedicating this season to jordan mcnair an offensive lineman who died earlier this summer. they paid tribute to hime in opening game against texas. mcnair will have a locker at maryland and no one will wear his number u 2020. the team came on theumber 79 imprinted on theiret helms. some of the peopleed dedic the terps' upset victory to jordan. >> it's a great way to honor rdan. we presented the game ball to jordan's locker. we're going to put it in his locker and give it to his parents on senior's day. this was a win f jordan. >> and a win e for theire maryland community. one of mcnair's teammates says orery play they make this season will be in his h >>> the ashes of one of the five killed at the gazetin sho are now at the park. the widow of john mcnamara put his ashes in the begonias ye erday. he was one of five staff members killed when