joe biden, the first words out of his mouth were, i am joe biden. i am a democrat and i love john mccain. there was laughter after that. that was one of the themes of joe biden's message was bipartisanship and the ideal of america that john mccain believed in and he says he believed in. also, we heard from larry fitzgerald, a player with the arizona cardinals. he said, you know, listen, we might be unlikely friends, i'm black, he's white. i have long hair, he doesn't have much hair. he said that's the kind of person joe biden was, he made friends with people like me, with everybody. he crossed the aisle. joe biden talked about that a lot. joe biden talked of them sitting together in the senate. they were friends. they were united not only in their political belief, but their underlying political ideals and united in grief. of course joe biden lost his son to the same cancer that took john mccain. that was really the root of joe biden's softly spoken message to the family, itself, which was the most emotional part of that service this morning. also,

if you think about joe biden and john mccain's relationship, it goes back more than 40 years. remember, john mccain before he entered congress and in the senate, he was the navy liaison to the senate so he and joe biden will do a lot of overseas trips. during those trips they became very tight. of course the sad irony of all this is that joe biden's son died from the very same cancer that took senator mccain's life last friday. you can see here, the honor guard and every branch of the military will be lined up outside of the state's capital. if yesterday we saw this amazing outpouring. they just could not have been more impressive, more inspiring, as senator mccain's casket now being carried by the honor guard out toward the hearse and then will make its way on that route 10 miles here to the north phoenix baptist church. this is the grand ceremony. yesterday we had a smaller ceremony, we heard from former senator john kyle, we heard from the governor of arizona, doug ducey. the governor will also be here today, he will not speak. and there will also be some 24 current senator

john, all of these tributes, joe biden, larry fitzgerald, so perfectly in tune with the man that you to have more faith in america. he wasn't perfect by any stretch. he made mistakes, but he continuously strove for honor and always brought people together. i want people to know as we have faith in him, we need to have more faith in each other as we move into those days ahead. >> and michael, the vice president saying he has been thinking about why americans are so taken by this loss. he said it's because of what john mccain represented, a greater america. >> right. it's not just that people may agree with certain of john mccain's positions on issues, although they might. it's because they are enchanted and entranced by the kind of human being, what character there was in this man. and however long i live, andrea, i will remember what joe biden said about the fact that i'm democratic and i loved, although i was a democratic, i loved john mccain. and when he talked about the moment in the 1990s when the two of them, each was told by his own party, stop sitting with the other guy, it doe

picking up about joe biden and jill, i have never heard.ey were standing in front of the church. cindy mccain went to the car, saw them, came back and gave both of them really big hugs. clearly, so grateful for speech, but obviously the friendship he described they had for decades, more than 30 years. you can see the pictures. you can see the picture on the air of the hearse and the motorcade. one of the things we are also going to see is a larger motorcade. we were talking about the fact that it is larger because there are so many people, again, they call themselves mccainiacs that want to take the journey with the mccain family from here in arizona back to washington. talk about that. >> that's so poignant. as we all remember, john mccain hated to be alone. he always wanted to be surrounded by his friends. he always said he was too restless and needed company and companionship. i think so many of the leaders that are here today felt a deeply personal need to be with him from arizona to the very end, the naval academy. last night, just tal

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and former vice president joe biden, also spoke.e thing. all politics is personal. it's all about trust. i trusted john with my life. and i would. and i think he would trust me with his. >> joe biden said that he and john mccain thought of themselves as brothers. brothers who often had family fights. a touching tribute. the hearse will go to sky harbor airport, his casket will be flown to washington, d.c. yesterday was a time for paying your respects to john mccain. tooled it's for arizonians to say good boo i. to john mccain. >> dana: thank you. we'll bring in karl rove and more began ortegas. karl, you knew john mccain very well. certainly when you have this kind of country that is outpouring there, of support and condolences to the family and real feeling that an american hero has passed. i know that you knew him well, too, and i'll give you a chance to tell us a little about your feelings today. >> well, as you say, a great american hero has departed. and to me one of the amazing things was how much we don't know about john mcca

joe biden can do that too. biden's only problem is that he is tied to president obama and the obama administration policies people were running from when they embraced trump. the same problem hillary clinton had. if he does run, he's going to have all that baggage. >> dana: president trump is going to pennsylvania tomorrow. he's going to be campaigning for barletta. it is also where biden still has a pretty stronghold. remember the story. president trump, the only state he's worried about is pennsylvania. you'll want to watch that rally tomorrow night. >> greg: there is another rally? >> dana: yes and another one on saturday. >> juan: about greg, you need a 90 to buy my groceries in pennsylvania. >> greg: juan, you need an i.d. to buy certain groceries. i know that for a fact. >> jesse: cigarettes, alcohol. >> greg: if you want to buy any kind of -- you know they would not sell me some kind of decongestant. i was sick as a dog but they wouldn't sell it to me. >> jesse: because you look like an addict. >> dana:

biden: my me is joe biden. aughter] mr. biden: i'm a democrat. [laughter] mr.d i love john mccain. laura: john mccain wanted former vice president joe biden to speak, and he telivered a potribute to his beloved friend. mr. biden: john's story is the american story. that is not hyperbole. it is the american story, grounded in respect and cency, basic fairness. the intolerance for the abuse of power. >> ♪ and now the end is near laura: the final musical tri mte spoke to terick figure john mccain was in one who never hesitated to switch political positions to put the national interest first. now he has left his beloved arizona for the last time, making the final journey to washington, d.c., where he will lie in state before the memorial service on saturday. a brief time ago, i spoke with the bbc's anthony zupoher, who has ed extensively on the legacy of senator mccain for us. as we haveeen saying, john mccain so carefully choreographed every detail of these final commemorations, om the pallbearers to the speakers. of course he was one who liked to settle scores, b

the moving ceremony of joe biden swearing in these young troops who were in a conflict zone. y fitzgerald, the wide receiver. who was so honored and surprised to be chosen for this service. senator biden has been teaching and lecturing as we know and has not ruled out returning to politics despite his age. >> there are no rule s anymore andrea. >> no rules indeed. that is pastor noah garcia, north baptist church. bridget mccain will be reading from ecclesiastes. there will be a tribute by grant woods. a hymn performed by johna little. a reading from andrew mccain, one of the elder sons from his first marriage.

some of his best friends, joe biden, on the opposite ticket. a rival. >> and joe lieberman who ended up an independent but was a democrat. in fact, as john mccain was dying, joe biden and joe lieberman went out to see him. they posted pictures of the three amigos. john mccain as my colleagues have said, was such a unique patriot and in fact, when he arrived in congress, i was covering him then in 1982. and he was already a celebrity as a freshman congressman because of the tortures that he had endured in vietnam and everybody knew about that. they wanted to be in his presence. they wanted to be somehow surrounded by his aura and he understood that but he also had a sense of humor about it because he knew that, you know, come on, it took me being, you know, being shot down to have this kind of effect. that sense of humor got him through a lot. but he also did have an awful temper. he would get very angry with his colleagues, members of the press and then he'd have to come back and fix it. in the last couple of days, tom, i have been going back ov

joe biden never served in the military, although his son did. and yet, they became fast friends even before this terrible bond over cancer. it's telling the people that john mccain has chosen to speak at his service. the one thing i wanted to mention to you also is that this is a very sad day, and my heart is broke sln as well, but john mccain was always about having fun. one of the reasons there are so many people both democrats, republicans, arizonans and people all over the country, and i should say the world who care so bmuch about him is he was fu to be around. everybody wanted to go with him on congressional trips to be at the back of the bus as he campaigned. i think people are really going to miss him. the whole part of him that was so much fun. >> yeah, now we're looking at the state capitol in phoenix, arizona. they've closed the camera at the casket. we should be getting that back later when the public is allowed. these were all friends, family, staffers, others who worked closely with senator mccain who were allowed to pay their resp

former vice president joe biden also had words of encouragement for mccain's family. years ago after battling the same brain cancer that took the senator's life.joe biden/ -d- vice president: "i know right now, the pain you all are feeling is so sharp and so hollowing...but i pray, i pray you take some comfort knowing that because you shared john with all of us, your whole life, the world now shares with you in the ache of john's death."after the service, motorcade will transport mccain's coffin to the airport before departing for washington.his body will lie in state at the united states capital friday, followed by a memorialat the national cathedral saturday. and on sunday, the senator will reach his final resting place at the naval academy cemetery.in phoenix, i'm karin caifa. (pam) colin (pam) colin kaepernick's collusion grievance is set to go to trial ... an arbitrator denied the n-f-l's request for summary judgement today. the former 49er's case alleges ... the league owners colluded against hiring him, because of his kneeling during the national anthem as a pro

joe biden was a very young senator at the time. john mccain arranged the trips that joe biden and other senators would take, travels with them around the world. he joked he was responsible for carrying joe biden's bag, which was a joke but actually very true. that's how long their friendship has endured. we are going to hear some really poignant words as you can imagine from joe biden as well as former aides from his days as a representative here in arizona when he first started and other family members, including a couple of his children will read passages from the bible that senator mccain himself chose. >> dana, of course, the vice-president in addition to the long relationship together, he of course, knows the struggle because his son passing from the same illness. his remarks today will be particularly poignant. we look forward to your coverage coming up at noon. thank you for being here. >> thanks, ryan. >>> joining me now is michael crow, the president of arizona state university. he knew senator mccain for decades. michael,

john mccain joe biden. i'm a democrat. and i lovejohn mccain. ccain wanted former vice presidentjoe biden to speak and he delivered a pointed tribute to his beloved friend. john's story is the american story. not hyperbole. it sounds like it. it's the american story. grounded in respect and decency. they seek fairness. the intolerance of the abuse of power. and now the end is near. . . abuse of power. and now the end is near... the final musical tribute spoke to the maverick figurejohn mccain was, one who never hesitated to switch political positions to put the national interest first. now he has left his beloved arizona for the last time, making the final journey to washington dc where there will be a memorial service on saturday. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the russian foreign minister says that terrorists — as he calls them — in the mainly rebel—held province of idlib in syria must be wiped out. the un special envoy for syria has called for humanitarian corridors to be set up in idlib to help civilians escape if fighting

we expect that joe biden i've been told will be speaking there. and then there will be a tribute here a memorial at the national cathedral. we know from his book he wants to be buried in annapolis near lis great friend chuck larson, a fellow grad from his class where john mccain famously was near the bottom of the class and chuck larson was one of the star of the class. i also wanted to share with all of us there's a rec we yem that he read at his father's funeral and also at the funeral of his biographer a friend and colleague of mine from the reagan years, bob tin berg was a fellow veet flam veteran who was wounded in vietnam. he was the biographer of john mccain in knighton gail song. when bob was buried, he read the same lines in john mccain's book as a closing poem. called rec question eem. under the wide and starry sky, dig the grave and let my lai. graddy live and gladly die and i laid me down with a will. there be the verse you grave for me. here he lies where he long to be. home is the sailor home from sea and the hunter home the hill. th

go and listen to joe biden's eulogy about john mccain. for people who spend their life on twitter or one side of cable television just listen to the eulogy and how he talked about their friendship and what their friendship was based on and what politics can be. >> look, it is something that he has been saying from the get go. it is something that it appears his legal council sel now with giuliani thinks would win him an appeal because their biggest fear at least from rudy giuliani is impeachment. thus it's the voters or supporters will not even believe him but have a speck of just doubt that maybe there is something to this being rigged or people being against him or the intel community being against him and biassed, that in and of itself is a win for the president. so if the president and his counsel is convinced there is no legal jeopardy that he is in that it is perhaps just from a political perspective then this is the angle they are going down and what the president will continue to do. he before he was president was one of the litig

joe biden is point person on u.s. policy towards the ukraine. large checks from the ukrainian government. he's accused of looking the other way within the government of the ukraine while his son is getting paid. vice president biden made five trips. the suggestion that he's not going to be sensitive to the fact is absolutely ridiculous. >> let me see, peter. your work is so important. we appreciate you coming on and sharing it with us. really appreciate it. see you soon. >> thank you, steve. >>> coming up, more on all of that and real controversy in washington with lisa and charlie coming up. when you combine ancestry's dna test with its historical records... ...you could learn you're from ireland... ...donegal, ireland... ...and your ancestor was a fisherman. with blue eyes. just like you. begin your journey at ancestry.com. are you ready to take your then you need xfinity xfi.? a more powerful way to stay connected. it gives you super fast speeds for all your devices, provides the most wifi coverage for your home, and lets you control your net

. >> my name is joe biden. i'm a democrat and i love john mccain. >> laughter through tears, music and a military honor guard with his famloy oking on. >>> a massive explosion tears through a water plant in chicago. the roof collapsing, at least ten people hurt, some critically as rescuers rushed to find people trapped and pull them out alive. >>> when harry met hamilton. ♪ you say >> prince harry sings as he and ghan mix with musical royalty. >>> a sudden collapse on their very first date caught on tape and the life-saving kiss that led to love. >> i would say that's the best first kiss i had in my life or second life. i'm not sure. >> tonight, their miracle romance and their new mission to save lives. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening i'm kate sw in for lester tonig and we begin with breaking news out of new mexico we come on the air. authorities say multiple people have died and dozens are jured after a highway crash between a grayhound bus and a tractor trailer. eme

joe biden shared stories of his life, humor, character.ical correspondent dana bash reports from phoenix. >> reporter: signs and flags planted on the motorcade route, an organic show of appreciation to the man that represented them decades. the man they call senator mccain's family calls husband and dad. ♪ amazing grace >> the emotion palpable. >> to everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven. >> and lots of levity. john mccain's friends came with classic stories of a man with an unparalleled sense of humor. >> he said well, with a big smile on his face, watch out when you start your car. >> grant woods, talking about his first day as mccain's chief of staff back in the house. >> all of the staff came out, they were all waving and things. they seem to be very nice. he said you're going to have to fire half of them. i said what? what are you talking about? and he just sped off, and the staff was waving, and about one minute later we went right back by because he had gone the right way, of course. >> reporter:

time he was the naviy liaison to the united states senate and one of the people he befriended was joe bidenefore john had any political ambition, he was exposed to people like senator cohen, senator biden, some of the great luminaries as the chairman of committees that he worked with. so he's always had an incredibly close and personal relationship with joe biden. it has been tested over the years on issue after issue. and yet they remain steadfast in their personal relationship. if there's any better exemplification of what you can accomplish in politics to debating vociferously and then at the end of the day maintaining a relationship with the people you do battle with is the model of governance that john mccain so much adhered to. and that relationship with joe biden was clearly in that category. i would say bar none, joe biden has been an incredible comfort to the family, a source of wonderful amount of information about the disease when john mccain was first diagnosed with glioblastoma, an i know cindy and meghan and the whole family have been comforted by his prayers and counsel, and

my my name is joe my name isjoe biden. my name is joe biden. laughter. i'm a democrat. laughter. and i loved john mccain. in the uk, veteran labour politician frank field quits the party, saying its leadership is becoming a force for anti—semitism. also on the programme... fury in scotland as alex salmond raises £80,000 on a crowdfunding site to pay his legal expenses that are linked to allegations of sexual harrassment. energy drinks do not give you wings, they make you fat and they rot your teeth, which is why the uk government wants to stop children buying them. get in touch with us using the hashtag — beyond one hundred days. hello and welcome. i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. search donald trump and twitter today and you will get a veritable torrent of hits. in the past few hours, the president has taken on the media, social media, the justice department, james comey and even, most striking of all, perhaps, the chiefjustice of the supreme court. while mr trump was using twitter to rail against his perceived enemies, most of the nation was fixing

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and i'm like, "that's joe biden." >> seth: yeah. >> so, i'm like, "i got to go talk to joe biden." rked on his presidential campaign. they were close. my wife told me, "we hung out with the biden kids a lot, great memories." i'm like, "i got to go tell him this." so i go up to joe biden. i say, "hey, mr. vice president, i'm jacob soboroff from msnbc. how are you?" "hey, great to see you." so then i got nervous. and i said to him, "my daughter --" i don't have a daughter. [ laughter ] " --is my father-in-law's wife." [ laughter ] and i was like -- and then, i said it again. i was like, "my daughter is my father-in-law's wife." and he wasn't responding. and he kind of like takes the aviators. and he looks over. i was like, "oh, my wife is my wife. and my father-in-law is my father-in-law." he's like, "oh, how are they? tell them i said hello." so i'm sorry, mr. vice president if you're watching tonight. i'll never do that again. >> seth: that's so -- yeah, that's like you were asking him a riddle. >> it was bad. >> seth: yeah. >> i was very uncomfortable. >> seth: my wife is my daught

joe biden and his emotional tribute to a man he calls his brother. >> we shall not see his like again. >>> also tonight, the new tropical systems we're tracking in the atlantic, heading into labor day. >>> new reporting involving donald trump, michael coe an and "the national enquirer." did the tabloid have decades worth of dirt on the president, and did he try to buy it all? tonight, the secretly recorded conversation. >>> and tonight, authorities want to know, did you see this doctor? the 23-year-old now facing charges for impersonating a physician, allegedly diagnosing a patient, and how he allegedly gained access to a children's hospital at least seven times. >>> and good evening and thanks for joining us on a very busy thursday night. i'm tom llamas, in for david. and tonight, we begin with the breaking news. a devastating collision. first responders on the scene of a thor rihorrific crash involvi greyhound bus and a semi in new mexico. you can see large chunks of both vehicles littering the highway. greyhound says the bus was headed from albuquerque to phoenix with 47 passengers

>(pam) former vice president joe biden delivered a heartfelt eulogy today.... for his longtime friend, senator john mccain in phoenix . afterward, senator mccain's body was flown to washington ... to lie in state at the u=s capitol tomorrow.(ken) today biden mourned not only his friend ... but mccain's commitment to civility in politics.. music "amazing grace" "my name is joe biden. i'm a democrat. and i loved john mccain. /// he lived by another code ... an ancient, antiquated code where honor, courage, character, integrity and duty mattered.""it wasn't about politics with john, he could disagree on substance, but it was the undying values that animated everything john did. everything he was. you could come to a different conclusion, but where he would part company with you is where you lacked the basic values decency, respect. and he could not stand the abuse of power." to paraphrase shakespeare...we shall not see his like again." (pam) like again."shall not see his shakespeare...we to paraphrase of power."to paraphrase shakespea

joe biden's son beau died from a similar cancer that took john mccain's life.hen the motorcade will process to phoenix airport with the arizona national guard will bid a final farewell to senator john mccain from this state he loved so much. more a thousand seats in that church reserved for members of the public and we expect members of the public to line the route of the motorcade but it will be hod. yet there was a service in the arizona state capital and people stood in line for up to three hours to file past john mccain's casket and pay their last respects and it was very hot and 21 people had to be treated by emts, two people taken to the hospital. it's expected to be hotter today, and one final word on that church service today, the recessional at the end will fittingly by "my way" by frank sinatra. senator john mccain will take that final flight to washington, the flight he took so many times during his 35 years representing the people of arizona and he will land at joint base andrews at 7:30 and tomorrow he will lie in state at the u.s. capital. he's be

that, of course, former vice president joe biden.he was speaking this morning about the life, legacy, and character of senator john mccain, during memorial service in mccain's home state of arizona. mccain was said to be heavily involved in the preparations for his own memorial plans, including the people who will take part in the services, from former president obama and george w. bush to an nfl wide receiver, even a russian dissident. according to the "new york times," mccain had carefully stage managed a four-day celebration of his life, but what was also an unmistakable rebuke to president trump and his agenda. let's bring in tonight's roundtable. tara doudel is a strategist, caitlin huey-burns is a political reporter for real clear politics, and heidi przybyla, a national correspondent for nbc news. tara, i'll start with you. i think back to randall reagan's funeral in 2004 and ronald reagan is a president, the stagecraft of his presidency was a major staple and there was a lot of thought and a lot of preparation into that funer

now what former vice president joe biden is preparing to say this morning. >>> new outrage. after three suspects accused of extremism and abusing children at this new mexico compound training them for shootings now walk free because of a mistake by prosecutors. >>> stunning twist. what we're now learning about this woman seen distressed on a doorbell camera, then vanishing. where police say they found her and what they discovered. >>> a first date to remember. the moment this doctor rushes out of the water to save her date suffering a heart attack on the first time they go out. it was all caught on camera. >>> and sister versus sister. serena and venus williams now set for a u.s. open showdown. their 16th time going head-to-head in a grand slam. what they're saying about it this morning. >>> good morning, america. hope you're well this thursday morning. we are heading into labor day. that means u.s. open time. >> u.s. open time. got a good match, serena and venus meeting in the third round of the u.s. open. this is the earliest they played each other in a major tournament in

awarded the liberty medal accompanied by the chair of the national constitution center, vice president joe bidence president biden served in the senate with john mccain for more than two decades. their willingness to work together on behalf of the united states of america represents an ege.l that is now under sig new populist forces and social media technologies are ba lkanizing citizens into filter bubbles and echo chambers, speeding up public discourse. the result is polarizing our media and elected officials and threatening values of thoughtful deliberation and public recent -- reason imprecisely -- in precisely the way the framers feared. that is why constitutional education is so important. in april, 1988, a year after he was sworn into the senate, senator mccain became a cosponsor of the bicentennial heritage act which created the national constitution center. it gave us an inspiring educational mission, to disseminate information about the constitution on a nonpartisan basis to increase awareness and understanding of the constitution among the american people. 30 years later, increasing c

that was a large part of what was behind joe biden speaking in arizona.s country, a lot of people who knew him personally and a lot of people who simply knew his story. this was his final moment. this is what we're seeing transpire this week designed and choreographed by john mccain himself. >> we'll looking at cindy mccain and their sons jack and jimmy. that's the first glimpse of the mccain family. so much about today is about tradition. we talked about the lincoln pedestal that's been there 150 years. there is something about today that will be different. that's that the president of the country will not be there. vice president mike pence will be there. the president is sending general john kelly, secretary mattis and john bolton. he will not be there and he's in washington right now. >> there's a couple things going on there. clearly president trump doesn't -- never has had much of a high opinion or respect for that matter for john mccain. famously during the campaign said as far as war heros he prefers people that weren't captured, something that wa

was exchanged there. >> yeah, there was an event in philadelphia at the constitution center where joe bidenresented mccain on a cold monday night the liberty medal that's given out up there every year. and mccain became emotional after biden introduced him. two days later i saw hmm just off the senate floor and i had this exchange where i said gosh you looked like you were getting emotional up there on stage. and mccain spent a minute or two just telling the story of how he met young beau biden, the future vice president's son, after biden had come to the senate in the worst possible way, his wife and daughter dying in a crash, and then trying to raise these two young sons by himself. >> yep. >> and beau would go on to serve honorably in the military and go to iraq and mccain would see him in iraq and then mccain just starting growing emotional thinking about it all. and there is beau byte biden and mccain, who both died of the same brain cancer. he grew emotional, stopped talking, got in the elevator and left. >> just hearing all of these stories -- what a way to honor him. paul cain thank

so the mccain family and joe biden will continue to fight for research into that cancer and stand upfor all victims of that deadly disease. fox news will have continuing coverage of the memorial for senator john mccain at the arizona state capitol. stay with us for that. plus, president trump tweeting that white house counsel don mcgann will be leaving his position in the fall. he had been extensively interviewed by the mueller team. more action from the couch, straight ahead. ♪ 's >> ao fox news alert. the president announcing don mcgann's upcoming departure tweeting, white house counsel don mcgann will be leaving his position in the fall shortly after that the confirmation hopefully of judge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. i have worked with him for a long time and truly appreciate his service. chuck grassley responded on twitter saying, i hope it's not true that mcgann is leaving the white house counsel, i can't let that happen. he gave hours of interviews and what the white house said was an effort to be transparent. meantime after months of negotiations, pres

do you know the answer between joe biden and donald trump, who likes the big butts. >> i could only assumeou know, i'ms going here that it would be biden. for obvious reasons. >> stephen: i hesitate to ask nicki minaj but what is the obvious reason that joe biden likes big butts and he cannot lie. why is it? >> well, i mean, any time a white person gets like the pass that they can be invited to the cookout, that means they probably like big butts. >> stephen: and he's permanently invited to the cookout because he showed love to, you know, our love, you know, obama and they worked so well together. and he also just seems so genuine and i find that genuine men like big butts. (applause). >> stephen: you know what they say, i love a lobster, all the best meat in the tail. yeah. yeah. well, i know i couldn't do what you do. i could not do what you do, but i suspect you could do what i do. so i'm going to read one of your lyrics, i will read one of your lyrics right here. from llc. and here say monologue joke we had to cut the other night. the monologue joke the other night, this is about the p

you know, hearing from his dear friend joe biden, what we've heard over and over again, decency over politics and love of america. that is what john mccain stood for and you're seeing it in these last two days. >> you're seeing is camaraderie, patriotism, heroism. it is kind of amazing that the passing of this man is such a sad moment for america and yet such a celebration of what we believe we can be. john mccain was not without partisanship. he was a partisan guy but he also understood how to be bipartisan, he understood how to compromise, how to reach deals, how to reach across the aisle, how to be friends with people. as you and i were talking about as this was going on, this is a man we have to remember at the beginning of his career chose not to be released from torture until his camaraderies were out. >> without a doubt. one of the videos that stuck out the most in the last week is when he was on the campaign trail when at one of his rallies a woman was taking a dig asking a question about now president obama, and john mccain stopped her. and he said, well, i might disagree wi

and he did a great job, as did joe biden. >> there's he hearse departing and tonight, it will go to theeral home and tomorrow, lie in state at the capitol and there will be a ceremony at the capitol and before the burial on sunday. every step of the way, there will be more remembrances and more speakers. we saw the family. they're in the cars right now. we saw the family deplane moments ago. i saw smiles on their faces occasionally, which is nice to see because they're in the middle of what has to be a searing emotional week. but they've been given, i think, some solace and some strength by the words that we heard, including from vice president biden, i think really spoke to them, general, directly today. >> it sure did. not just vice president biden but all of the speakers today. the vice-president was particularly good, but as douglas just said, larry fitzgerald was also phenomenal. i was watching that ceremony with a group of other people not con descendingly, like "star wars" political figures coming together sometimes grumpy and testy but always had a love of life and a love of cou

joe biden honored his friend. it has been an emotional week and only more so today. >> absolutely, this is oo place he spent so much of his life. he will lie enstate here. people that he worked with side by side, we expect the family, cindy mccain will be here, his 106-year-old mother roberta mccain will be here. the joint chiefs, as well as those that work beside him. his aides, people that know him in and out, all part of a private ceremony. mike pence will address the crowd as well. this is all following the very impactful ceremony and celebration of life yesterday in arizona as they said goodbye to their favorite adopted son. >>> senator john mccain returning to washington dc where he spent 35 years representing the state of arizona. his family and friends waiting on the tarmac to honor the senator, earlier, thousands lined the streets of phoenix to say goodbye. hundreds more gathering inside the north phoenix baptist church to give the war hero a final send off. >> he loved this place, and if hi fell in love

joe biden will get into the dirt with trump.back and speak to those flyover states, someone who is there for the people and he has that record. what i will say, whoever is the winning ticket for the democrat is going to have ethnic or gender minorities, someone who speaks to that demographic, we have candidates like kristin jill a brand, and someone who speaks to these minority groups. >> the divide in the democratic party, that you are united in messaging going forward and who should be the main candidate. when do you think your party will be able to come together a little more? >> first we are going to win the house and senate in the 2018 election. that gets us united and allows us to have a competitive primary getting people through the primary process. we are very far away from the 2020 election. we are about to go into a 2018 election which is likely to be the most devastating collection republicans have had in decades. jillian: with the rise of the socialist movement adding a strain to it. >> the bigger dividers in the rep

she was born and raised, the ceremonies today and eulogigies were deeply inspiring, particularly joe biden able to say, i'm a democrat and mccain is from a different age, a long ago age we would bury our differences and senators could be great friends. all around, it's been remarkable how the country is really recognizing what a giant for the ages john mccain was. >> he and defense secretary james mattis there. you know this is a very meaningful time for him as well. retired marine general, he said of john mccain, we have lost a man who steadfastly represented the best ideals of our country. with us also, retired general mark hertling, general, it seems to me this moment we're looking at right now much of it is about john mccain and reference he gave this country, i think much of it has been emotional because of where we are as a country. >> yes. the comments by secretary mattis, retired general mattis hit the mark. what we've talked about and all the speakers have talked about in senator mccain's ceremony this afternoon was his presence, how he reflected a presence of leadership. where we

you see the former vice president joe biden is now speaking about his friend. it's been an emotional tribute. this live picture from inside the north phoenix baptist church national state, local and tribal officials are celebrating the life and legacy of this five-term senator. as you know, senator mccain died from brain cancer on saturday. and he lived a life of service and sacrifice, often doing what he felt was right instead of what the party told him he should be doing. abc's martha gonzalez is live outside the baptist church by a look at what the senator meant to people. martha. >> reporter:ly, reggie, after bie biden wraps up this moving tribute we'll be hearing from the mccains' son andy. 1,000 tickets were given out here. this is the last chance for people in mccain's adopted home state to pay tribute. the final day in arizona for the state's six-term senator john mccain. after lying in state yesterday, his casket traveling from the arizona capito building to today's funeral. >> john mccain believed in our constitution. and he stood up for it. he fought

. >> my name's joe biden.emocrat. >> reporter: former vice president joe biden highlighted the impact mccain's legacy will have on the nation. >> john's story is an person story. that's not hyperbeolehyperbole. it sounds like it's the american story, grounded in respect and decency. >> reporter: the service ended with pittsburgh cane's flag-draped casket being wheeled out to frank sinatra's "my way" before being flown to the airport and joint air force base in maryland. there senator mattis joined his wife cindy and his children. they will gather for a ceremony and public visitation and tomorrow mccain's procession pauses by the vietnam memorial on the way to the washington national ka need dram for a funeral service where presidents obama and george wind chill bush will speak. he will be buried sunday on the grounds of the u.s. naval academy in maryland. anne pary. >> laura podesta here in new york, auchg, laura. later this morning, "cbs news" will bring you a special report for a ceremony of mccain at the ca

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these are senator -- these are former vice president joe biden's comments earlier today. this is about half an hour. biden: my name is joe biden. [laughter] i'm a democrat. [laughter] and i loved john mccain. i have had the dubious honor of of giving some eulogies for men i admired. lindsey, this was hard. the three men who spoke before andi think captured john aspects of john in ways only someone close to him could understand. thethe way i look at it, that thought about it, was i always thought of john as a brother. we had a lot of family fights. [laughter] we go back a long way. united states senator. i got elected when i was 29. i had the dubious distinction of being put on the foreign relations committee. the next youngest person was 14 years older than me. spent a lot of time traveling the world because i was assigned the responsibility of my colleagues in the senate, and i was chair of the european subcommittee, so i spent a lot of time on nato and the soviet union. and along came a guide a couple of years later, a guy i knew of that came a guy a couple of of, alate

there was a relationship with john mccain and joe biden. and there are so many on capitol hill who have had that kind of relationship. it's not about party. they can still talk about an issue. whereas this president has clearly made a dividing line that, you know, democrats are evil, we don't want to talk -- it's not about unity, it's not about the good of the country, it's about a knee-jerk reaction, in a lot of ways, it all centers around how he thinks or how it affects him. even from his supreme court nominee down to a promise he wants to keep about a wall that mexico probably won't pay for. and also, you know, just how he thinks of this russia investigation and what he says about the press. it's all about him. we've gone into a totally different day, don. >> we're going to talk more about that, but i want to get to this new reporting tonight. okay, a new attack, i should say, on the justice department. watch this. >> our justice department and our fbi have to start doing their job and doing it right and doing it now. because people are

joe biden is scheduled to speak at tervice today. >>> roads in downtown washington will be shut downin state at the capitoljf rotunda, a buildi he served in more than 30 years. the ad between the capital and the library of congress and the supreme court will close. that is east capitol street from secondo street first street.t( an first street fromt(5a constitution to independence avenue. the closures begin at lp11:00 tonight and will last throughe1 saturdght. at the washington national cathedral. it is invitation only. security will be very tight. closures.e1be road you will be able to watch the funeral on our air and in the nbc washington app. >>> an update on the metro issues we've been following all week for you. twice in tno days, riders iced the blue line train going in the wrong direction. metro says it was a signal issue. the transit agency insists passengers were n in any danger. the misguided trains went down a track where another train would be goinin another direction. there iso going tbe a supervisor on the platform. the supervisor stops every trthn that entere station

former vice president and john mccain best friend, joe biden. this i was to bring in john weaver. former senior strategist and brand new nbc news and msnbc contributor, welcome to the family john. you joked is a sign of the a apocalypse. >> how you doing? >> it's been an emotional week. as much as we were prepared for this time period and these days coming up, it's been tough. >> there's a lot of people who are going to be watching really closely what former vice president biden had to say in this tribute. the vice president appeared with john mccain in one of those last public events. mccain made some emotional comments about him. talk about what you expect to see. >> thiey have a bond that goes back to the '70s and very close. i think they both represent for americans who we're striving for in the country today and j juxtapose to the trump administration. did they disagree strongly on so many things, particularly on foreign policy matters and domestic issues? but they were past friends. because of what happened to the vice president's son and

despite political differences. >> my name is joe biden.'m a democrat. [ laughter ] i love john mccain. i always thought of john as a brother. we had a lot of the family fights. >> mare private service for senator mccain will be held at the national cathedral in washington dc where former presidents george w. bush and barack obama will eulogize he will be late in annapolis. we will have a live report washington d.c. with more on today's events coming up at 4:30. >>> we have an update on last week's story about a peeping tom in one oakland neighborhood is sneaking around and looking into homes in the maxwell park area. deborah be alone says there is a new report that he did it again. >> reporter: julie keeps her shades down and her new cameras on. voices on the side of her house at night she thought wacally a who climbed her fence and dropped into her yard to peek in her windows. >> he came to the doorwent back over the fence after i saw him. >> reporter: that was two weeks ago. the man, stocky, middle-age, balding, left when she shouted. no