he's at home in arizona, where doctors diagnosed the republican with glioblastoma. today, he tweeted, i greatly appreciate the outpouring of support. unfortunately for my sparring members of congress, i'll be back soon, so stand by. his colleagues on all side are pulling for him. >> this country needs john mccain now more than ever. >> he's a hero to our country. here in the senate he's a friend to almost all of us. >> i can't think of anything i've politically, and many ways personally, that was worth doing without john. so that sort of hit me last night. >> doctors removed the tumor. now senator mccain and his family are considering further treatment, including chemotherapy, and radiation. then doctors can determine when he will return to work. >>> glioblastoma is the same kind of cancer that killed ted kennedy, beau biden, and also scott muntine, the father of pete muntine. we need to hear personal stories like this. >> i think i want people to understand what glioblastoma really is. doctors called this an aggressive tumor, not a death sentence. but even then, pe

glioblastoma. it was found after mccain had a blood clot removed last week. >> nbc 10's keith jones is live in our breaking news center. keith, it's no surprise tonight that messages of support are just pouring in. >> reporter: jim, jacqueline, the mccain family says they are shocked. tonight i talked with an old friend, a fellow prisoner of war in vietnam and his first wife, mccain's first wife, that is, who has tied in philadelphia. >> going to continue conversations. >> reporter: a blood clot friday, brain cancer tonight. the 80-year-old senator in good spirits, and tough according to old friend and former prisoner of war, ralph galati. >> it could not surprise me if tomorrow we don't see a statement from him somewhat whimsical talking about when he's going to be back in the senate. it wouldn't surprise me if he is. >> reporter: galati spent time in a vietnam prison known as the hanoi hilton with mccain who was there nearly six years. the senator was released before galati and as a courtesy call

you may not have heard of glioblastoma. evan koslof takes a look at the challenges the senator will face. >> reporter: it's sad news. glioblastoma is one of the most persistent and deadly types of cancer. let's take a deeper look. it will be longtime senator. the disease is one of the more aggressive cancers to attack the brain or spinal cord. the condition is rare with fewer than 200,000 u.s. cases per year. it forms from star-shaped cells that support nerve cells. well you can treat the disease with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, a cure is often not possible. you can get rid of it for a time but it almost always returns. this is not the first health problem for mccain, now almost 80. he had melanoma on his left temple and has been proactive to get regular screenings. in 2008, during his presidential bid, he took aspirin to prevent blood clots and earlier this month he had blood clot surgery that uncovered the new condition. another ominous statistics is from the world health organization. they said the average perso

so, have we cured glioblastoma? it's difficult to say we have cured it. however, we are always looking for new treatment options. >> thanks. >>> coming up, we are going to talk with one of your colleagues about a ground breaking new study on glioblastoma that is giving new hope to patients. >>> down to 13 candidates for the bid to become philadelphia's interim district attorney. yesterday, the acting d.a. dropped out. a city board of judges will vote on the choice today. abraham told us why she wants the job. >> i think the office is in such dispair and disarray, the disgraceful conduct of the prior d.a. they need a champion to go back and help the office become what it used to be. >> abraham and the other candidates are vying to fill the seats the next five and a half months that was left vacant when seth williams pled guilty to corruption. he is in jail, awaiting sentencing in october. >>> 12 minutes before 6:00. cape may, the sun is just starting to come up. it's going to be a hot one, even at the show. temperatures reach into the lower 90s. ta's a liv

we now learn it is a rare type of cancer, glioblastoma. he faces weeks of treatment ahead. >> joining us is dr. donald o'rourke. thanks for being here. yesterday, you publish add ground breaking study on glioblastoma and a treatment. tell us about it. >> we are using the immune system. as you have heard, it has a growth pattern where the cell patterns integrate the brain. it's going to be an effective way to target the areas that can't be removed by surgery. >> dr. o'rourke, this is a new category of treatment. tell us about the hope it can provide patients. >> we are excited about using their own immune system. we remove the immean cells, isolate the t-cells and engineer them to recognize a certain surface marker on the glioblastoma and administer them back to the patient to combat the disease. i think it has tremendous hope because it's using the pay she want's own immune system and the immune system has memory. it will be there to look for the altered proteins on the cells. we are extremely excited oobt the potential for this. >> let's

about thettle bit cancer, the type of brain tumor is extremely aggressive, glioblastoma. almost like tiny tentacles, beyond what we can see in an mri or surgery. standard treatment includes surgery and a commendation of radiation, chemotherapy. surgically -- surgery alone is not enough because of the way they grow. the tumor was discovered while searching for a blood clot. it is customary for clinicians to test and remove tissue. these are the most common form of primary cancers meaning the tumors originate and can grow anywhere in the blank -- in the rain or spinal cord but are most commonly found in the cerebral hemisphere according to the american brain tumor association. on jimmy carter's diagnosis, the achievement that helped jimmy carter come that a brain tumor months after he had this cancer, former president jimmy carter announced the his doctor said they'd -- that he does not need it because of the new medication to fight these tumors. the story was back in march of 2016. he announced he had not -- melanoma that spread to his liver and brain. let's go to germanto

. >>> senator mccain is diagnosed with glioblastoma.t's the same cancer that killed beau biden and senator ted kennedy. kenneth craig has more about that possible treatments and outcome. >> reporter: glioblastoma is an aggressive form of brain cancer that can be tough to treat. >> a glee yo' blastoma is the most common and unfortunately also the most malignant primary brain tumor. >> reporter: increased pressure in the brain can cause symptoms including headache, nausea, vomiting and drowsiness. the average patient survives about 15 months. >> i always encourage my patients that averages are just that, they're averages and there are many people who do better than average and i have that patients who live for two, five, even 10 years. >> reporter: the american brain tumor association says more than 12,000 cases are expected to be diagnosed this year. treatment for glioblastoma typically involves surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible and then chemotherapy and radiation. many patients are also opting for experimental treatment

cheryl: the director says half of the patients with a glioblastoma survive 15 months. age and health matter. the arizona senator is 80 years old. tony is 20 years younger. >> there is no reason to think he wouldn't be able to come to capitol hill to work in the future. senator mccain tweeted -- ly be back soon. stand by. >> i say i'm cured. my incontrol gist told me i don't have to come back anymore. >> carol says the only difference now and before her diagnosis is she gets more tired. michelle: caught on video a man's wild ride when he confronts a carjacker. how it ends and what the victim is saying. nancy: amazing video of a pin point landing. why a pilot put down his i need the phone that's where i happen to be... to be the one that rings. i need not to be missed phone calls... i need seamless handoff... canyon software. from reception, to landline, to mobile. i need one number... not two. i'm always moving forward... because i can't afford to get stuck in the past. comcast business. built for business. alison: a horrific scene where a woman is dead after crashing d

glioblastoma is an aggressive form of brain cancer, average patient survives about 15 months. senator john mccain was diagnosed following surgery to remove a blood cloth above his left eye caused by the tumor. >> tumor, they make their own blood vessels. >> reporter: doctor michael weaver the head of the neurology at temple say standard treatment is surgery chemotherapy and radiation and there has been some success using experimental treatments. >> in the last three decade we have increased survival by three months. >> in the case of mr. comey, president comey. >> reporter: senator mccain complained of being fatigue but many wonder if the brain tumor caused forgetfulness during the hearing. >> it played some role in his confusion or just not being as sharp as he usually was. >> reporter: glioblastoma increases pressure which causes symptoms like headache, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, mccain has faced cancer scars before, he has had four melanomas, most serious form of skin cancer and now, the glioblastoma. >> he has had two cancer, he has melanoma which is hopefully controlle

glioblastomas, sadly are the most aggressive type much tumor.h this type, it's likely to include radiation and chemotherapy. the senator will soon be 81 years old. it's likely that the treatment would begin with radiation. his doctors say he's recovering very well from the surgery that he's had. also that his underlying health is excellent. so that could certainly work in his favor. eun and aaron, we know that john mccain is quite a fighter. >> our thanks to doreen gentzler. >>> grade tampering allegations will likely be front and center for one of school districts. ceo kevin maxwell is meeting with the county delegation for the maryland house of representatives. it is an open meeting at prince george's community college. it was scheduled before news broke that governor larry hogan wants to look into claims that the school district inflated credits and grades if an effort to boost graduation rates. maxwell says the claims are not true. >>> now to northern virginia where a second person is recovering after being attacked by raccoons. this is at l

his surgery revealed a glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.ly discusses treatment options mccain's daughter megan released a statement tonight saying "it won't surprise you to learn in all of us the one of us who is most confident and calm is my father. he is the toughest person i know. the cruelest enemy could not break him. the aggressions of political life could not bend him. so he is meeting this challenge as he has every other. cancer may afflict him in many ways but it will not make him surrender. nothing ever has." garrett haake is on capitol hill tonight to start off our coverage. heavy emotional night there, garrett. >> it really was, brian. this news sort of rippled through capitol hill tonight affecting everyone who knows john mccain which is really everyone on capitol hill at this point. his staff found out late this afternoon. they were obviously shocked by the news. and then senator lindsey graham of south carolina was one of the next people to find out here on the hill. is he without a doubt john mccain's closest friend in washi

care reform but led to this diagnosis from the mayo clinic in phoenix, a brain tumor known as glioblastoma, afflicting just three out of every 100,000 people in the u.s. tumors that doesn't have a particular cure. it is not a type of treatment that you can say is likely going to lead to cure. >> reporter: the former presidential candidate has had cancer before, between 1993 and 2002. this latest diagnosis for the 80-year-old republican unleashed an immediate round of support. >> we talked about five minutes. it's going to be a tough way forward. he says i've been through worse. this disease has never had any more worthy opponent. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell called mccain a hero, saying, quote, i know he will face this challenge with the same extraordinary courage that has characterized his life. former secretary of state hillary clinton tweeted that mccain is as tough as they come. and former president obama warned, cancer doesn't know what it's up against. give it hell, john. in a touching online tribute, mccain's daughter meghan confessed her fears of losing her father, but echoed the c

glioblastomas account for about 50% of brain tumors. the average patient survives about 15 months.ood morning, doctor. >> good morning, charlie. >> tell us about this? >> it's a very deadly type of brain cancer and statistics in the past have been grim. there is a standard first line which involved chemotherapy and radiation. the radiation is a pill usually taken by mouth and generally tolerated pretty well. >> and treatment options other than that? >> well, that's the first line. there are a bunch of other authentics in development. remember scott pelley did a report where they injected a polio virus into a tumor. there's an electrical cap that people put on to try to disrupt the field. one of the things that cancer does which makes it so deadly is it hides itself from your immune system. it cloaks itself. these remedies strip the cloak and say, there it is, i'm going to kill you. >> the thing about glioblastoma is it makes finger-like projections that makes it difficult to remove, is that right? >> that's right. the problem with glioblastoma is by the time it's there, there are t

. >> the doctors also removed a tumor known as a glioblastoma. experts say this type of cancer is aggressive and tough to treat. >> president trump put out a statement of support saying senator john mccain has always been a fighter, get well soon. and former president barack obama who defeated mccain in the 2008 election called him an american hero and tweeted, "give it hell, john." nancy cordes is on capitol hill with a show of solidarity for mccain's senate colleagues, everyone rooting for the maveri ncy. >> that's right. if you asked every senator up here who among them is the toughest, they would all say john mccain. but this is exactly what they had been dreading, that the clot that was removed on friday might be linked to something more serious. >> it's going to be a tough way forward but he says i've been through worse. >> reporter: gop senators were in a nighttime meeting about health care when they received news about mccain's health. >> it was very emotional. >> we're giving him our best thoughts and wishes. >> it kind of puts things in

a pathology report revealed a primary brain tumor known as glioblastoma glioblasto glioblastoma. it's the same type of tumor thabo biden and ted kennedy had. with treatment, which usually includes chemotherapy and radiation, the median survival is 14 months, but it can be 5 years or even longer. this is not senator mccain's first health scare. in 2000, he was diagnosed with invasive malignant melanoma. >> i'm having a lot of exposure to the sun when i was very young and having fair skin. >> reporter: doctors removed a dime-sized melanoma to mccain's left temple. that was the most serious of several other bouts with skin cancer. when mccain was campaigning for president in 2008, i had a chance to review all of his medical records. details of his health since then have remained private, until just now. his doctors at the mayo clinic who have been treating him for several years said it was mccain's gut instinct knowing that something just wasn't right. and i should point out, chris, that senator mccain recovered really well from this operation. it was a big operation, it was general

glioblastoma, sadly, are the most aggressive type of brain tumor. with this diagnosis, his treatment is likely to include radiation and chemotherapy. he will soon be 81 years old and it is likely that the treatment would begin with radiation. his doctors say he's recovering very well from the surgery that he's had and also that his underlying health is excellent. that could certainly work in his favor and eun and aaron, we know that john mccain is quite a fighter. >> that is the word, fighter and tough. those are words a lot of people from both sides of the aisle use to describe senator tweets of support. president trump and former presidents put politics aside to wish the long-time senator well. we also heard from his family, his daughter megan and his wife cindy posted tributes to him on their social media pages. >>> two police officers injured during a training exercise in los angeles. you had fire crews responding to reports of an explosion and an area called south gate. the officers were told had burns to their face and their bodies. while they

he has an aggressive brain tumor, glioblastoma. he had a blood clot removed from above his left eye last friday. they are reviewing his possible treatment options including a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. and they are not even thinking about a timetable as yet for his return to the senate. >>> now, the kind of tumor that senator mccain has is a malignancy that is more common in older patients and, in fact, it turns out it's the same kind the late senator ted kennedy had before his death in 2009. now, the reaction coming across the country and the political spectrum as well tonight, the man who denied mccain the presidency back in 2008, former presidentac apps one of the brave est fighters he's known. congressman steve scalise also tweeting out his support. scalise as you may know still in the hospital recovering from getting shot at that baseball practice for the congressional game last month. >>> president donald trump among those sending mccain well wishes. if you want to read some of the kind words being septembnt h

. >> first tell us what a glioblastoma is. >> well, a it's a highly aggressive kind of a cancer and itlso has another characteristic it makes it difficult to treat which is that can infiltrate into the brain so when you go to cut it out you may think you got everything but in fact there are still some cancerous cells left behind. >> so, doctor what is the outlook here? what is the prognosis for him do you think? how is he going to do? >> well, first of all i want to say senator mccain is an american hero and i'm sending him all my wishes for a speedy recovery. what the medical literat tells us about the cancer is that the prognosis is not good, that people, particularly people who are older and half of these cancers occur in adults who are over 65, tend to do less well than people who are younger. and so the average prognosis is in terms of months as opposed to years, although some experts are reported people living for as long as several years, five years, along that line but that is really the minority of patients. >> you know, i know somebody was diagnosed in his early he- 40's he's

glioblastoma is the same type of brain cancer that felled another senator, ted kennedy in 2009 and joeiden's son beau in 2015. former vice president joe biden tweeted, john and i have been friends for so many years. he will beat this. he's had many melanomas or skin cancers removed since 1993. the most recently in 2002. >> you're okay. >> just fine. just fine. i go every three months to my dermatologist. >> his colleagues he can weather this too. after all, they say, the 80-year-old former navy pilot endured 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war and 34 years in the u.s. congress, not to mention two runs for president. >> i get straight talk from my daughter? >> like what. >> anything i do wrong. >> meghan mccain wrote last night the family has endured the shock of the news and now we live with the anxiety of what comes next. i cannot and do not wish to be in a world without him. mccain's doctors say his treatment could include chemotherapy and radiation, but we don't yet know, charlie, whether that would take place at home in phoenix or here in washington. >> thanks, nancy. >>> the 80-year-

sadly the treatments for glioblastoma have come few and far between. fortunately recently we have some drugs now that are experimental drugs in clinical trials in the form of immunotherapy, gene therapy, vaccines that are showing some great promise. so every day that john mccain lives is one step closer to potentially finding a new treatment for him. >> of course this is all going on against the backdrop of the debate over health care reform republican efforts to repeal and replace the affordable care act. we know that senators have pretty good health insurance so presumably much of his treatment options will be covered but how expensive can these treatment options be for this type of cancer for somebody who does not have a great healthcare plan? >> for somebody who does not have a great healthcare plan -- cancer is a challenge to begin with but that just exacerbates the problem it makes it that much worse. especially though for patients who are in a situation like senator mccain battling a rare form of cancer where perhaps his best and greatest chance

glioblastoma is a rare form of brain cancer, affecting three out of every 100,000 people in the u.s.y based on a number of factors. i remains in arizona after the surgery that led to the diagnosis in the first place u a. and doctors say he is improving well. statements have been pouring in from president trump, president obama, hillary clinton and mccain's senate colleagues among many, many others, but one of the most touching statements so far is this one, from mccain's own daughter meghan who confessed she's scared of losing her daughter, and she said while cancer may afflict him in many ways it will not make him surrender, nothing ever has. is that right mccain is be being treated at a clinic in phoenix. there is no word yet on when the senator may return to washington. >> his daughter alluding to this. the fact that the senator is really no stranger to adversity. he's faced so many obstacles in his past, known as a fighter. >> that's absolutely true. we're hearing this again and again from the statements of support from people who know him best. this is a man who survived being a

people survive 14 months when first diagnosed with glioblastoma. the five-year survival rate is down to 5%. low chances that people make much beyond there. these are people that are younger. he is 80. his age is going to play against him. like you said, luckily, it seemed to be a smaller tumor, so that will help out. there are some treatments out there they're look at that are experimental treatments, but seem to be giving us a little more hope in this area of what could possibly be done. but make no mistake about it, this say very aggressive tumor and he does have a fight ahead of him here. >> and they did -- he did share with jeff flake, jeff flake, his fellow arizonan said last night when they talked, he said he's going to start chemo. presumably, chemo, radiation, that itself has a deleterious impact on the grain. >> he >> one of the issues is that radiation treatment will be in the frontal lobe, the front part of the brain. and that's the part that controls a lot of things including our decision-making capabilities, our memory, our language, a

>> look, glioblastoma is rare. 12,000 people a year are diagnosed. it's aggressive.te for people over the age of 55 is just 4%. he's recovering well, they're going with optimism and positivity. they are confident he will beat this. >> so many people have their thoughts and prayers with the mccain family. he is what many consider to be an american hero for so many years. >> wish him well. amna, thank you. >>> a group of american senators in the meantime, failed to break an impasse on health care after a late night meeting. they gathered hours after a white house lunch with the rest of their colleagues. >> president trump is turning up the pressure to repeal and replace obamacare, telling them not to leave for their august recess until they pass a bill. here's abc's mary bruce. >> reporter: first the president said he wanted to repeal and replace. then when republicans blind sided him, he said just repeal. then he said just let it fail. and now a new order, to repeal and replace. >> i intend to keep my promise, and i know you will too. >> reporter: it was a signature p

and glioblastoma is called from the cells called astracyte.iends forever for the neurons. they sometimes can go rogue. and in brain usually the tissue, cells die and the body -- arthel: do they regenerate? no? or the body -- >> the body makes new cells, but there's a proportional rate of cell formation and getting rid of the debris. when the debris doesn't get away and keeps piling up and these new cells start coming up and growing at a rapid rate, you have a brain tumor. now, not all of them are ma big in a minute, but when cancer cells go in them, it's a cancerous tumor, that's called a glioblastoma. arthel: i appreciate you breaking it down for us so we can understand it. as it specifically relates to senator mccain, how did the tumor form, and tell us about treatment and its success rate. >> so senator mccain's glioblastoma was right above his left eye as we heard. initially they said -- i have a little model here, i was going to show you this -- right around this part of the brain called the orbital frontal area. that's why they made an i

known as glioblastoma. with senator mccain's permission, i spoke exclusively to two of his mayo clinic doctors about the details of his care. mccain had come in for a scheduled annual physical friday morning with no complaints except intermittent

this diagnosis of glioblastoma is a pretty devastating diagnosis.is very difficult to survive brain cancer diagnosis like this one. the average person lives maybe 14 to 16 month, after they get it. but as everybody has always said, john mccain is the con sue mat fighter. and you can see hine me here, there is a sign that says thank you john mccain. thinking of you. and pretty much sums up how people are feeling right now, around the city and around this state where john mccain has been through so many things, and this is his biggest hurdle yet to clear and if anybody is up for the fight, he is, a lot of thoughts and prayers are with him right now. >> and you're at the medical facility, because we know he was treated for having a blood clot over his left eye. >> pedicle facility not far from here at the mayo clinic. this right behind me here, and it is hard to tell, sort of non-descript office building, but inside there is his office, here in phoenix, and he lives just couple of blocks from here, where sort of the central part of phoenix. but as you

doctors have diagnosed the 80 year old with a cancer known as glioblastoma.ighly malignant form of cancer that spreads quickly because it is so close to a large network of blood vessels in the brain. mccain as you know has a history of health problems including melanoma. in some started to speculate about his health, six weeks ago when the senator appeared confused during congressional hearings with former fbi director james comey. listen. >> you reach the conclusion that there was no reason to bring charges against secretary clinton, so you reached a conclusion in the case of mr. comey, the president comey -- >> no, sir. >> case of president trump. >> it include combination of chemotherapy and radiation, former vice president joe biden lost his son beau biden to the same cancer. john and have i been friend for 40 years, he's gotten through so much difficulty with so much grace. he's strong, and he will beat this. >> mike pence shared this message of support on twitter. he says, cancer pick on the wrong guy. john mccain is a fighter, and he'll win this fight

glioblastoma.rable but treatable and a lot of people live their lives for years as they go through treatment. can you see that scenario? >> that's a small percentage of cases with this type of cancer. maybe one of these experimental treatments will be turned to or maybe he will be a super responder and he has that courage. if anyone is going to beat this, it's him. >> what is the mayo clinic's reputation in phoenix suns for this? do you see him being transferred somewhere else? >> he got stellar treatment out there. i would not be surprised to see him going to the top couple of cancer centers in the country. duke and anderson. there are a bunch of places he might try if the standards don't work. >> doctor, i will jump in here. a new statement from former president bush: the hanoi hilton could not break john mccain's spirit. barbara and i know with confidence he and his family will meet this late battle with courage and determination. to me, you hear all of these statements. i am just in awe of his

that led to a discovery of a brain tumor called glioblastoma, a rare tumor afflicting 300,000 people in the u.s. >> i know this, this disease has never had a more worthy opponent. >> reporter: lindsey graham urging prayers. in a statement president trump sayinglania and i wish you prayers. >> this is one of the types of tumors doesn't have a particular cure it is not a type of treatment that you can say is likely going to lead to cure. >> reporter: mccain's family posting messages online. a wedding from his wife saying he is my hero and his daughter meghan writing, cancer may afflict him in many ways, it will not make him surrender, nothing ever has. >> this is not the first time senator mccain battled cancer. the 80-year-old will stay in arizona to recover and begin treatment for the brain cancer. >> our coverage of the brain cancer diagnosis for senator mccain continues at are 5:15 a.m., we'll take a look at his diagnosis and the possible treatment. >>> happening today, the court of common pleas will take an intermittent replacement for seth williams who resign after his guilty ple

the arizona republican has glioblastoma. that's the same kind the late senator ted kennedy had. >> these are some of the tweets of support from politicians from both parties that were posted overnight. we'll tell you more about the treatments mccain is considering and what it means for washington politics coming up. >> the man shot inside a home in silver spring has provided this update overnight after we broke the story at 11:00 p.m. police have not identified the victim. the suspect -- after the shooting. >> a man is in custody after a suspected road rage shooting in alexandria. ernest stickel turned himself in to police in frederick county maryland. witnesses shot a woman after he -- challenging him about his driving. >> coming up at 6:00, we'll take a closer look at the shocking study about how many drivers admit to feelings of rage behind the wheel. >> o.j. simpson is up for -- the former nfl star has been in -- he could be released as early as october. much more on the possible early release. that's starting at 1:00. t

a glioblastoma, a serious brain tumor.cer doesn't know what it's up against. >> i worked on president obama's campaign where we defeated john mccain. i'm pleed to see he's back. i hope he continues to serve well and with distinction. >> one of the things people don't always appreciate is people are in the trenches together, when you're on capitol hill, in the white house you have experiences together. whether you're on the same team or not that you really can't understand the pressures, the hours, just everything that goes into being a part of these bodies. i was really moved i guess, is the word i would use, after the announcement was made about john mccain. this has been deeply affecting people all across washington. >> reporter: it has, and i think you're right, the mood on capitol hill changed the day the news broke. a lot of my friends were expressing their concern for him. and reminiscing about battles in the past, and how they bested mccain or mccain bested them. it was all in the sense of the family and being famil

. >> the former vietnam prisoner of war was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. the diagnosis came less than a week after he had surgery to remove a blood clot. today, members of the senate have been wishing him a speedy recovery. >>> still ahead, the head of tesla gets a green light to bring his ultra fast hyperloop system to another part of the country. >> plus a mom says her family was unfairly kicked off a jetblue flight. how the airline and others are pushing back against customer complaints. hyperloop tube.. connecting new york city and washington d-c. >>> elon musk says he has been given the green light to build a fast hyperloop tube connecting new york city and washington, dc. he tweeted out today, quote, just received verbal government approval for the boring company to build an underground new york-philadelphia-b-dc hyperlook. new york to dc in 29 minutes. musk later clarified that there's still a lot of work needed to get formal approval. engineers working on the project say that people will be able to travel in pods through a tube using magnet

doctors have diagnosed the 80 year old with a aggressive form of cancer called glioblastoma. it was discovered during surgery, to remove a blood clot above his left eye last friday. mccain has a history of health problems, including melanoma. some started to speculate about his health six weeks ago, when the senator appeared confused, during congressional hearings, with former fbi director, james comey. >> reached the conclusion that there was no reason to bring charges against secretary clinton. so you reached a conclusion in the case of mr. comey. the president comey -- >> knows. >> case of president trump -- >> mccain's offers issued a statement saying the senator, senator and his family, are reviewing further treatment, which could include a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. >> megan mccain shared a personal statement on her father's diagnosis. she says, quote, it is an experience familiar to us, given my father's previous battle with cancer -- and it is familiar to the countly american families whose loved ones are also stricken with the tragedy every disease an

. >>> john mccain mass a glioblastoma, it is the most aguessive -- aggressive type of brain tumor. it was discovered under he underwent surgery last thursday tow remove a blood clot from above his left eye. >> this particular type of cancer has a prognosis of # months of survival with treatment and radiation and chemo therapy. there are 10% of people survive five years or more. >> mccain is recovering at his arizona home. he and his family are considering treatment options. mccain is set to be in philadelphia in october to receive the liberty medal. >>> thousands of people have been forced from their homes because of a wildfire that exploded in size. the detweiler fire has scorched $20,000 acres so far. in all there are 37 large active fires burning across 12 states in the west. >>> bad news fore people living near the massive sinkhole in florida. it is growing still. officials say i expanded ten feet wired than servitudes. because of that residents in two additional homes have been told to get out. the sinkhole swal rowed two homes last week. engineers hope to bring in dirt and re

the mayo clinic hospital in phoenix says he has a primary brain tumor known as glioblastoma.ccain of course has served in the senate since 1987. he was in congress for two terms before arizona voters elected him to the senate. >> john mccain of course an american hero, a legend, he was a navy pilot when he was shot down in vietnam. vietcong held him as prisoner of war for more than five years until his release in 1973. he was also the gop's presidential nominee back in 2008. losing to president obama. >> the senator most recently made headlines while questioning former fbi director james comey. some started to question the 80-year-old republican's health after this exchange. >> you reached the conclusion that there was no reason to bring charges against secretary clinton so you reached a conclusion in the case of mr mr. comey, you -- president comey -- >> no, sir. >> in the case of president trump. >> dr. mike is standing by with more on this diagnosis. we will talk to him in a few minutes. in a statement mccain's daughter meghan said the diagnosis has shocked her family and

a pathology report revealed a primary brain tumor known as glioblastoma. it's the same type of tumor thatha thathat bo biden and ted kennedy had. the median survival 14 months, was it can be five years or even longer. this is not mccain's first health scare. in 2000, he was diagnosed with invasive malignant melanoma. >> from having a lot exposure to the skin when i was very young and having fair skin. >> reporter: doctors removed a dime-sized melanoma from his left temple. when he was campaigning for president in 2008, i had a chance to review all of his medical records. details of his health since then have remained private, until just now. his doctors at the mayo clinic who have been treating him for several years said it was mccain tease gut instin 's gut instinct knowing that something just wasn't right. poppy, it's worth pointing out that senator mccain had a really quick recovery from this operation. keep in mind, he's 80 years old, he had general anesthesia, this was brain surgery. and yet right after the operation when he woke up, he was joking aro

>> glioblastoma is not considered curable. as you point out for -- if there's a literature on this, the median survival is around 14 months. although, 10% of people survive five heres or more. it is going to require further treatment. typically, that is chemotherapy and radiation to that part of the brain. that is likely to begin if senator mccain chooses to do that. that will begin in the next three to four weeks after his incisions heal and he recovered from this surgery. that's likely the plan. again, this is what he and his family are discussing with doctors. we saw him yesterday. that's part of the discussions ongoing. >> if there was ever a fighter, it is john mccain. thank you for that reporting. >>> at any moment, attorney general jeff sessions is set to take questions. of course you see him there behind. this is all following the president's attack of his own attorney general in that interview with "the new york times." will he talk about it? >>> soon, o.j. simpson makes his case for freedom at a parole hearing. we ar

doctors have diagnosed the 80 year old with a aggressive former of cancer called glioblastoma. it was discovered during surgery to remove a blood clot above his left eye last friday. mccain has a history of health problems including melanoma. some started to speculate about his health about six weeks ago when the senator appeared confused during congressional hearings with former fbi director james comey. >> he reached the conclusion that there was no reason to bring charges against secretary clinton. so you reached a conclusion in the case of mr. comey, you -- the president comey. >> no, sir. >> case of president trump. >> mccain's office issued a statement saying the senator and his family are reviewing further treatment which could include a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. >> megan mccain, the senator's daughter and fox news channel host, released a statement on her family's behalf. she says the diagnosis has shocked her family and they're ands us about what's to come. >> we spoke with our medical contributor, doctor mike, about phone about senator mccain's progno

mccain had a primary glioblastoma which means that originate in the brain. about 30% of people can live up to two years on average. up to 10% of people can live up to five years. but you know, he underwent surgery on friday. he underwent a craniotomy, which means they made it incision behind the eyebrow. they wanted to remove the tissue, the blood clot which was found to be associated with the brain tumor, glioblastoma which is a malignant cancerous type of tumor. he had the surgery. he would not discuss options likely with his doctors to see if he wants to move forward with chemotherapy, radiation. from what i understand, after surgery he is doing well right now, recovering well and in good spirits. as we all now, he's a hero, a fighter, true inspiration. he's the leader and it takes a lot of courage, which he has to get through this. dagen: doctor, the standard of care which you mentioned is tumor removal, then a combination of radiation and chemotherapy. but there are a lot of newer treatments with a great deal of focus in the medical community because th

. >> my dad had glioblastoma. it's a very aggressive type of brain cancer, but the doctors i talked to today say it's not a death sentence. my dad died in august of 2000. he had two surgeries, one round of radiation, one round of chemo. it sort of slowed the cancer, but you can't really stop it. we're going to talk more about treatment tonight at adam. >> does it effect any one set of population more so? >> it's unrelenting. the doctors i talked to say pretty much anyone can get it. we saw ted kennedy get this not too long ago. we saw beau biden get this. he died when he was 45 like my dad. it affects 13,000 people a year die from this. compare that to other types of cancer, it's a lot larger. 150,000 people die every year, according to the american lung association from lung cancer. so this is a sort of an orphan disease. so few die from this, it doesn't really get the big farma attention. it doesn't really get the big farma research. >> so this effected you personally, obviously, 17, 19 years ago. what did you l

glioblastoma. he had a blood clot removed friday. they are reviewing further treatment, including a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. >> god knows how this ends, not me. i know this, this disease has never had anymore worthy opponent. >> we are all so sorry to hear about, you know, his illness. hearts go out to him. he's a national icon, national hero. >>> president trump and the first lady offered their thoughts and prayers in a statement shortly after the senator's diagnosis was announced. >>> senator mccain is scheduled to receive the liberty medal. it honors men and women who secure to strive liberty for people. joe biden is supposed to present the award. >>> coming up at 5:45, we talk live at a penn medicine neurosurgeon about this aggressive form of cancer. >>> meanwhile, this morning, we are learning about statements made by president trump. sharp criticism of jeff sessions. the president told "the new york times," he never would have appointed sessions had he known sessions would recuse himself from overseeing the in

this type of cancer called glioblastoma has a medial survival rate of a little more than a year. >> he's in for a battle. it's the cancer that's killed ted kennedy, and despite all the research that's going on, we haven't made adequate progress. >> here in washington lawmakers were busy behind closed doors when news of mccain's diagnosis stunned the room. >> he has been diagnosed before. it's unlikely that diagnosis is related to the current one. >> the phoenix mayo clinic where senator mccain is receiving care he said the mack cain family is including treatment options which could include chemotherapy and radiation. anne-marie? >> mola lenghi in washington. thank you so much, mola. >>> on to health care. last night about two dozen secretaries met with john price and others to try to salvage the health care bill. after nearly three hours they got nowhere. president trump told them not to begin their august recess until they have an obamacare repeal bill. the latest effort to replace obamacare failed yesterday. the president took the senators to task. at one point he even used a veiled th

a type of brain cancer known at glioblastoma. this is a brain kansacancer, st in the brain as opposed to somewhere else to the body and spreads to the brain. a surprise for the senator and his family and also the doctors. they thought maybe just a blood collection. if anything, related to his melanoma, he's had in the past, but, in fact, it is this glioblastoma, john. >> an 80-year-old man, stubborn and as tough as they come. and every american has a family story about cancer, and this particular type of aggressive brain cancer, in washington you mention it, beau biden, ted kennedy come to mind. what's the prognosis for the senator? >> you know, numbers and data and stats are something doctors are reluctant to talk about because every patient is different, john. you just talked about different patients. but if you do look at literature, which you'll see median survival, about 14 1/2 months, about 10% of patients survive five years or more and all of that is with additional treatment. so in addition to the operation, now i'll tell

the diagnosis, an aggressive form of cancer, glioblastoma, the same disease that afflicted mccain's longtime friend and colleague ted kennedy as well as vice president biden's son beau. prayers from both parties pouring in. his 2008 rival, barack obama tweeting, "cancer doesn't know what it's up against. give it hell, john." president trump calling mccain telling him he's a fighter. the former navy fighter pilot surviving five and a half years as a p.o.w. in vietnam, and more than once beating skin cancer. his wife cindy posting this wedding photo overnight praising her husband as her hero and this tribute from daughter megan. "cancer may afflict him in many ways, but it will not make him surrender. nothing ever has." mccain's absence complicating the planned vote to repeal and replace obamacare with one planned vote already delayed. >> john mccain is someone we don't just want back in the senate. he's someone we desperately need in this hour in our politics. someone who is respected across the political divide and someone with a known and proven record as a patriot. >> reporter: not content

tests of that tissue revealed a tumor known as glioblastoma, an aggressive form of cancer.s office says he's considering treatment options including chemotherapy. mccain is 80 years old and was previously treated for the skin cancer melanoma. >> the white house released a statement from president trump. it said, quote, senator john mccain has always been a fighter. melania and i send our thoughts and prayers to senator mccain, cindy, and their entire family. get well soon. former president obama tweeted this response. he said, quote, john mccain is an american hero and one of the bravest fighters i've ever known. cancer doesn't know what it's up against. give it hell, john. >>> the arizona senator likely won't be joining his gop colleagues in the coming days when the

from the brain, and in the process took some tissue that showed evidence of this tumor called a glioblastoma and given the basic outline of what you know tonight about this case, what do you think would be the recommended course of action for the next few weeks anyway? >> well, the usual treatment for this, lawrence, is first to take out the tumor as much as it can be taken out. unfortunately one of the problems with this tumor is it tends to infiltrate into the substance of the brain, so it's hard to get it all out. but first to take out as much as you can, and actually it sounds like from the reports that i've seen, that the surgeons there feel they have gotten most if not all of the tumor removed. the next step would be to consider additional therapy, and the typical therapies that are considered would be a combination of the radiation and chemotherapy, and that would occur over the next few weeks. >> so would that keep the senator back at home in arizona? would he be able to return to washington anytime soon? >> i mean it's hard to know. if he's still in fairly good condition, which agai

a glioblastoma. mccain's office releasing a statement detailing the diagnosis after the senator had surgery to remove a blood clot above his left eye. his office said the 80-year-old senator will be reviewing treatment options with his family, including a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. the white house releasing a statement tonight saying the president and his wife melania send their thoughts and prayers to senator mccain, cindy, and their entire family, get well soon. former presidents barack obama and bill clinton tweeting their support, joining a chorus of well wishes and prayer for the american war hero. mccain became the gop's presidential nominee in 2008 when he and running mate sarah palin lost to barack obama. he's been a senator since 1987, where he's long been known as a maverick willing to reach across the aisle in order to get the job done. mccain was a u.s. navy captain in vietnam where he was captured, tortured and held in harsh conditions as a prisoner of war for five years.