on tuesday, august 28, 2018, and does so as a further mark of respect to the honorable john sidney mccain, iding officer: thefrom the state majority leader. mr. mcconnell: on saturday evening, a great loss echoed throughout our country. six decades of patriotic service came to an end. we suspected for some time that we'd bid farewell to our colleague, the senior senator from arizona, john mccain. john took full advantage of the months since his diagnosis. his hard work continued. but happy reminiscing, fond farewells, final reflections, and time with family actually came to the fore. i was privileged to spend a small share of that time with john. we sat on his back porch in sedona under the desert sky replaying old times. john did things his way these last months. for his colleagues here, the time confirmed but sad the obvious truth. the senate won't be the same without john mccain. i think >> the senate will not be the same without john mccain.o it's fair to say that it is 30 s unsurpassed that in more than 30 30 years that the senator never mars failed with his razor sharp wit a big hea

sidney, meghan mccain, jack, jimmy, and bridget. five grandchildren. the youngest grandchild who will carry on johnain's name as john sidney mccain v is just a toddler. he will not be here today but will be at the services for the family in annapolis, which will be closed and private. arizona is home for the mccain children. they made a decision as a family that the children would be raised in arizona. and cindy mccain often told me she considered politics a public service deployment. their father would travel back and forth and would see them on weekends and breaks, but their lives were here in arizona. and that's why this is so personal today. >> and from his first marriage, the blending of this family that you referred to, so difficult at the time. a lot of these prisoners of war, families suffered doubly. when they returned, there were a lot of divorces, frankly. michael beschloss, that was a difficult time. carol mccain, his first wife, had worked with the reagans, worked in the white house. it was very sad. i recall a year ago when asked about opposition research, trying to get her to say som

today we thank you for the gift of senator john sidney mccain. we are grateful for his sacrificial willingness to take the road less traveled, to rise above partisanship, to provide a profile in courage, and to give his life in service to you and country. lord, he praise you for your aware naz, that humanity is wrapped in a blanket of mutuality, so we should not ask for whom the bell tolls. comfort his beloved cindy and all his loved ones. bring solace to the multitudes who mourn his death. may his consequential, patriotic, and heroic legacy challenge us all to leave the world better than we found it. we pray in your sovereign name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., august 27, 2018. to the senate: under the provisio

john mccain's daughter. let me traoed to you. "my father, united states senator, john sidneyi departed this life today. i was with my father at his end as he was with me at moo beginning. 33 years we shared together he raised me, taught me, corrected me, comforted me, encouraged me and sou ported me in all things. he loved me and i loved him. he taught me how to live, always unfailing. took me from girl to a woman and he showed me what the is to be a man. all that i am is thanks to him now that he is gone the task of my lifetime is to live up to his example, his expectations and his love. my father's passing comes with sorrow and grief for me, my mother, my brothers and sisters. he was a great fire that burned bright and we lived in his warm lgt and light for so very long. we know his flame lives on in each of us. the years and days will not be the same without my dad but they will be good days because of the example he left for us. ofor our family your prayers are extremely appreciated. my father is gone and i miss him as only an adoring daughter can. but i take comfort in t

john mccain has died. >> after year-long battle with brain cancer, passed away in family home. he discontinued medical treatment. >> a look back at political maverick. >> a political maverick and military hero, john sidney mccain iii, born on u.s. military base near the panama canal, grew up in northern virginia, middle child of three. naval academy, combat flying over north vietnam in the r. shot down, captured and tortured. 5 1/2 years in vietnamese jail dubbed hanoi hilton. >> you have to have faith that your countrymen are doing everything to bring you home quickly as possible. >> decorated hero turned to politics as second callingment ran for congress from arizona, home to second wife, phoenix school teacher who was his sweetheart after the war. raised three children, including adopted daughter from bangladesh. served five terms in u.s. senate and ran for president twice. >> i'm not running for president to be somebody but to do something. >> in 2000, lost the gop primary to george w. bush, then staged storybook comeback to get party nomination. catapulted sarah palin to acclaim. in shadow of unpopular republican incumbent, struggled to build momentum and at times strike the right tone. >> fundamen

his name was added to the ship that bears the john sidney mccain know men clay tour. he's added to that piece of history. there's already talk that senator schumer and others are saying perhaps the russell senate office building where had he an office for so many years, a fixture of life on capitol hill could perhaps be renamed in his honor. that's something being offered tonight for consideration. we don't know if it will happen. it shows you the kind of esteem his colleagues have held him in, someone who would fight with them fiercely, make them laugh and also at times con found them with the complex character of john mccain, also as i don't know if we pointed out, i'm also thinking of roberta mccain who is 106 years old. and lost her son and i spent some time with her during 2008 and i remember her saying when johnny as she called him came home from vietnam, she and not at the time senator mccain but senator mccain never discussed his time in captivity. she said as a mother she had worried day in, day out about his the simple things, did he have a toothbrush, was h

she wrote my father, united states senator john sidney mccain iii departed his life. was with him at the end as he was with me at my beginning. in the 33 years we shared together he raised me and taught me and corrected me and comforted me and encouraged me and supported me in all things. he loved me and i loved him. he taught me how to live. his love and his care ever present, always unfailing, took me from a girl to a woman and he showed me what it is to be a man. all that i am is thanks to him. now that he is gone, the task of my lifetime is to live up to his example, his expectations and his love. my father's passing comes with sorrow and grief for me, for my sorrow and grief for me, for my mother, for my brothers, and for my sisters. he was a great fire who burned bright and we lived in his light and worth for so very long. we know his flames lives on in each of us. the days and years to come will not be the same without my dad but they will be good days filled with life and love because of the example he lived for us. your prayers for his soul and for our family

. >> we thank you for the gift of senator john sidney mccain. >> reporter: today in the senate where mccain served for over 30 years the chaplain offered a solemn prayer. >> may his consequential, patriotic, and heroic legacy challenge us all to leave the world better than we found it. >> reporter: his empty desk draped in black, a vase of white roses on top. back in his hometown in arizona we heard mccain's own parting words, a final testament. >> thank you for the privilege of serving you and for the rewardin life sgvice in uniform and public office has allowed me to lead. >> reporter: in a farewell letter addressed to fellow americans and read by long-time adviser rick davis mccain proclaimed the patriotism that was at the core of his remarkable life. >> i lived and died a proud american. we are citizens of the world's greatest republic, a nation of ideals, not blood and soil. >> reporter: those ringing ideals mccain lived by seem almost out of fashion now and issued a final warning about that, about the dangers of this divisive political moment. >> we weaken our greatness when we

president, i come to the floor today to speak in honor and memory of our colleague, senator john sidney mccain iii. i asked myself a series of questions as i was trying to prepare for today's comments. first, who was he? who was john mccain? john was a man deeply in love with his country and its promise, a man optimistic that tomorrow would be better than today, and a man grateful for the chance to serve a cause greater than himself. his humor was rooted in that hopefulness, the sometimes sharp sting of his words in debate rooted in his passion for his pause and his love of the fight and his restlessness rooted in an impatience to get on with it, to get busy defending liberty or make a difference in the world, to help soften the burdens of millions not yet free. john was both a romantic and a cynic, as some have said, in love with and passionate about the causes he fought for, yet clear-eyed about the long odds he often faced in a world hostile to our ideals. in trying to summarize john, just reviewing a few of his titles barely capture the complexity of this man. naval aviator, p.o.w., captai

as the national cathedral gathers to pay tribute to john sidney mccain iii. ank you, brian williams. >> thank you. >> john meachum with us, that senator mccain wants to be buried with his classmates from an app -- annapolis. >> it is. and listing to brian talk about the generational question. senator mccain is so interesting because he is a veteran of the vietnam war. but to so many americans he feels as if he's almost an honorary member of the greatest generation. he seems -- a more of a world war ii type character than one from the decades past. i remember talking to him about -- it sounds as though we had a book club which we did not. but there was -- we used to talk about hemingway which he did. but we also talked about her man woke. the great novelist who -- two marvelous books, winds of war and the war and remembrance and the protag annist played by robert meacham in the 80s, a naval captain named pug henry and i remember suggesting to mccain once in an interview that his father struck me as a pug hen henry type and without hesitated, he said my father w

on tuesday, september 4 as a further mark of respect to the late honorable john sidney mccain the third. this morning's pro forma session and lawmakers returning on tuesday after the labor day break. outside the u.s. capitol, preparations continue for the services that will take place inside the rotunda. person mccain, the 31st -- his body will lie in the state to the public and begin viewing at 1:00 this afternoon. there ceremony of the rotunda . here are the details, president we must maintain efforts to put our nation on a fiscally sustained support. the president wrote that to a letter to congress yesterday. coming at a time of vigorous economic growth and sweeping tax cuts. they will increase the budget deficit by $1 trillion over a .ecade calls,et to your phone federal workers, (202) 748-8000 and all others, (202) 748-8001. michael from illinois, good morning. good morning, it was my understanding that this is actually a freeze on the automatic cost-of-living increases, is that correct. it means they will not get until next january. caller: it is about inflation, so basically, he

john sidney mccain, iii rm was born with a story legacy service to live up to.is father and grandfather were both four-star admirals. >> his father and grandfather instilled in him a sense of duty, honor, and country. >> young mccain's passion was literature. ways veracious leader all his life. >> hemmiingway as always been m favorite author in many ways rare larger than life figured that i always admired a lot. >> yet mccain followed the path of larger than life figures in his own family, enrolling at the naval academy where he stood out for being a stroubl matroublema. he became a fighter pilot. his first combat mission was aboard the u.s.s. forrestal. on deck his plane was accidentally struck by a missile causing a huge inferno, 134 fellow sailors died. a few months later he was on a routine bombing mission. his plane was shot down. >> i was gyrating very vieptly almost straight down, so i had to eject very quickly. i was knocked unconscious. >> he found himself surrounded by angry villagers swinging baio nets. the north vietnamese forced him to give this int

it is all on as americans to say that the late great john sidney mccain iii what we pray he is alreadyeard from his creator, well done, good and faithful servant. well done. you fought the good fight. you finished the race. you kept the faith and you never gave up the ship. >> madam president? >> the democratic leader. >> on saturday august 25, 2018, 9 years to the day since the death of his friend, senator kennedy, our friend and colleague senator john mccain passed away. knowing his prognosis prepared us for the inevitable, but it has not softened the blow. we feel great in inexpressible loss. i know i do. i also feel lucky that i was able to call this great man a friend. today i'd like to share a few reflections, and organized an incomplete though they may be, i suspect i will have more to say about senator mccain with the benefit of a few days time. senator mccain and i didn't get along very well at first. he was close to my mentor in the senate ted kennedy, but not so with me. i never served with senator mccain on any committee. we get to know other senators up close. before our f

john sidney mccain the third was rn in 1936 on an america naval base, the son of a naval officer stationed in the panama canal zone. he went on to attend the naval academy in annapolis, ryland, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, who both servemias four-star ls. mccain graduated in 1958 and became a navy pilot two years later. he volunteered for combat during the vietnam war. in october of 1967 his plane was shot down over hanoi, during a bombing mission. he was captured, beaten and istortured, and held as prer of war for five and a half years. in that time he tried to take his own life twice and signed a coerced confession. he refused an offer of early release after the vietnamese learned that his father was a high ranking navy official. mccain was released in 1973, returning to the u.s. a hero. in 1982, mccain began what would be his decades lonpolitical career winning a seat in the u.s. congress from his homon state of artwice. four years later he was elected to the senate where he remained for six terms. but his political career was not always successful. in 2000

. >> reporter: john sidney mccain iii was a hero who became a politician. he became a navy pilot. in a bombing over hanoi, he was shot down. >> they took me to a hospital after finding out my father was an admiral. >> reporter: the north vietnamese tried to exploit his position. reed after five-and-a- half years of beatings and torture. >> i do not recommend the treatment, but i know i'm a better person for it. >> reporter: in 1982, he was elected to the u.s. house from arizona and four years later, to the senate. he earned a reputation for straight talk. >> if the special interests continue to play a greater and greater role in the formulation of legislation, we will see a break down of democracy as we know it and i'm not exaggerating. >> reporter: in 2008, he clinched the republican nomination, choosing another- and-a-half rick as a running mate. >> governor sarah palin of the great state of alaska. >> reporter: palin energized conservatives but in the midst of a financial crisis, the country was ready for a change. democrat barack obama beat mccain with a two to one landslide.

tucker carlson did an obit package, and he looks back on the legacy of senator john mccain. >> john sidneyain iii was born on a military base in the panama canal zone. mccain's grandfather accepted the imperial japanese surrender in tokyo bay in 1945. his father, also a four-star general, later commanded all american naval forces in the pacific. after graduating from episcopal high school in virginia, mccain followed their lead, entering the naval academy in 1958. by the time the war broke out in vietnam, mccain was an aviator. in june of 1967 he nearly lost his life for a third time. a rocket aboard the aircraft carrier he was on went off accidentally and struck his plane as it idled on deck. 134 senators died, but mccain rolled through the flames to safety. >> i felt this tremendous blow to my airplane and saw the fire coming out, so i probably reacted a little more quickly than those in the planes near me. some of those in the planes near me didn't survive. >> four months later, his luck ran out. on october 26, 1967, during a daytime bombing mission over downtown hanoi, mccain's plane w

. >> we're honored to honor the life of john sidney mccain. >> he believed in america. >> this is news"new day." >> a close friend of the white house says winter is coming. we don't know who said this, but it sounds very ominous.

as the national cathedral gathers to pay tribute to john sidney mccain iii. you, brian williams. >> thank you. >> john meachum with us, that senator mccain wants to be buried with his classmates from an app -- annapolis. >> it is. and listing to brian talk about the generational question. senator mccain is so interesting because he is a veteran of the vietnam war. but to so many americans he feels as if he's almost an honorary member of the greatest generation. he seems -- a more of a world war ii type character than one from the decades past. i remember talking to him about -- it sounds as though we had a book club which we did not. but there was -- we used to talk about hemingway which he did. but we also talked about her man woke. the great novelist who -- two marvelous books, winds of war and the war and remembrance and the protag annist played by robert meacham in the 80s, a naval captain named pug henry and i remember suggesting to mccain once in an interview that his father struck me as a pug henry type and without hesitated, he said my father was exact

. >> we're honored to honor the life of john sidney mccain. >> he believed in america. >> this is news day -- "new day." >> a close friend of the white house says winter is coming. we don't know who said this, but it sounds very ominous. it comes as the white house announces that don mcgann will be leaving soon. so they are saying they will not be prepared for subpoenas or congressional hearings. >> the president has a key member of his legal team that that may be shown the door. there is indications that it is growing. >> joining us now is former white house communications director anthony scaramucci. how are you? >> i'm doing well. how are you? >> i'm well, are you concerned that don mcgann is leaving the white house. >> i'm not concerned, these are super hide pressure jobs, and he spent 19 or 20 months in the white house. he has a sterling record. i look at your fewers to look at the record, appellate court judges, two supreme court nominees, and when you think about what don did, it is an amazing achievement. >> i just want to clarify something, it's not does he have steriling cred

john king is off today. this morning a nation in mourning for the loss of john mccain, the man and the loss of what john mccain represented to and about america. first the man. the john sidneyccain the third was as complex as they come, stubborn and flawed and survived many a wrush of death and spent a large time trying to live up to larger than life characters he idolized, both real and fictional, the hot dogfighter pilot with a dramatic flair, quick to anger but equally quick to forgive and share a laugh. he cherished his family and unusually open about the depth of his love for his friends. a towering figure despite his less than towering stat tour. sure, he was a hero and yes, a war hero. he was a conservative who fought for smaller government yet spent a lifetime revering and prote protecting the institutions of government and democracy and passionate about his beliefs but also understood the art of compromise for the greater good. he seized the moment on that veryish why last july during a dramatic return to the senate after his cancer diagnosis. >> stop listening to the bombastic loud mouths on the radio and television and internet. to hell with them. let's trust eac

since the passing of senator john mccain, senators from both parties honored their colleague on the senate floor. >> it is our honor as americans to say the late, great john sidneyn iii, what we pray he has already heard from his creator. well done. good and faithful servant. well done. >> he was equally parts funny and furious, foul-mouthed and statesman-like. he could put the temper in temperament. he was a brave and honest man. he was a patriot. >> we are fortunate to have known him best in arizona, but he was bigger than any one state. he always belonged to america and to the world. and now he belongs to the ages. farewell, senator. farewell, john. i yield the floor. >> joining us now are michael jackson steele, former chairman of the republican national committee, and michael bechsloz, national historian. michael, let me start with you. what would a john mccain presidency have looked like either in 2000 or 2008? >> that's a very, very good question. >> bechsloz will bail us out if you or i flub it. >> i think it would have been an administration that was tempered by the harsh realities of the time. i think it would have been an administration that would hav

it's john sidney mccain >> we're getting nothing done, my friends. we're getting nothing done. >> he's no fan of obamacare, he voted against it. but he didn't like the way it smelled and he wasn't going to put up with it. >> president trump made the repeal of obamacare one of his top priorities. >> obamacare is a disaster. >> the usually reliable republican was tight lipped about his decision. >> i was there during the senate vote and john mccain said we should watch the show on the floor. we had no idea what that meant. >> two republican senators, susan collins of maine, lisa murkowski of alaska voted against the bill, joining the entire democratic caucus. john mccain would be the deciding vote. >> he knew how he was going to vote when he came on the floor and there was no moving him. >> and then he walks back out on the floor, and it's almost like a moment out of the gladdategla >> when he put his thumbs down, he said no, there were gasps in the chamber. oh, he actually did that, it's a shock. >> nobody should under estimate john mccain's ability t

john sidney mccain, iii, was born with a storied legacy of service to live up to. >> his father and his grandfather instilled in him, a sense of duty, honor and country. >> young mccain's passion of literature. he was a voracious reader all his life. >> hemingway has always been my favorite author in many ways a larger than life figure that i have always admired a lot. >> yet, mccain followed the path of larger than life figures in his own family. enrolling in the naval academy, where he stood out for being a troublemakerer, not a future leader. >> i'm the guy that stood fifth from the bottom of his class at the naval academy. >> he became a fighter pilot, his first combat mission of aboard the u.s.s forestal. >> on deck, his plane was accidental struck by a missile causing a huge inferno, 134 fellow sailors died. a few n-- a few months later, hs plane was shot down. >> i was shaking violently almost straight down. so i had to eject very quickly. he was knocked unconscious. >> he found himself surrounded by angry villagers swinging baio nets, they forced him to give this interview in ex

. >> reporter: john sidney mccain iii was a till tear hero who -- military hero who became a politician. in 1967 on a bombing run over hanoi he was shot down and badly injured. then, bayo neted him. the north vietnamese order him an early release but he refused to violate the military code of first in, first out. he was finally freed after 5- 1/2 years of beatings and torture. >> i do not recommend the treatment but i know that >>rte elected to the u.s. house from arizona, and four years later to the senate. he earned a reputation for straight talk. >> the special interests continue to play a greater and greater role in the formulation of legislation, then we will see a breakdown of democracy as we know it and i'm not exaggerating. >> reporter: in 2008, he clinched the republican nomination, choosing another maverick as a running mate. >> governor sarah palin of the great state of alaska. >> reporter: palin energized conservatives but in the midst of a financial crisis, the country was ready for a change. democrat barack obama beat mccain with a two to one electoral land slide. he retur

. >>> john sidney mccain served our country for more than 60 years. his service began in the u.s.vy as a pilot. he was shot down over vietnam where he was taken as a prisoner of war but later returned home as a war hero. he went on to becoming the united states representative before moving on to the u.s. senate where he was still serving when he passed. he was chairman of the armed services committee. senator mccain is survived by his wife cindy, his seven children. today would have been his 82nd birthday. today, the arizona republic put together dozens of photos of senator mccain through the years to honor his life, legacy and service. these are just a few of those many photos. ♪ >>> hi there, brooke baldwin. you're watching cnn. the president is looking for a new lawyer, not for himself personally, in the russian probe, but for the white house officially in the office of white house counsel. trump just announced don mcgahn's departure, where else? on twitter, saying mcgahn who got the job weeks after the 2016 election, quote, will be leaving his position in the fall shortly aft

john sidney mccain, iii had been born in to a legacy of service to live up to, his father and grandfatherere four star admirals. >> his father and grandfather instilled in him, a sense of duty, honor and country. >> young mccain's passion was literature and was a voracious leader all his life. >> hemmingway has been my favorite author in many ways and a larger than life figure that i always admired a lot. >> but mccain followed the path of larger than life figures in his own family. where he stood out at the naval academy as a troublemakerer rather than a leader. he became a fighter pilot, his first combat mission in the vietnam war was aboard the uss forestal, on deck, his plane was struck by a missile causing a huge inferno, 134 fellow sailors died. a few months later, mccain was on a routine bombing mission and his plane was shot down. >> i was girating violently, almost straight down. so i had to eject very quickly. i was knocked conscious. >> found sijz surrounded by angry villagers, they forced him to give this interview for the exchange of life saving treatment. he was taken as a t

. >> it is our honor as americans to say that the late great john sidney mccain the third, what we prayom his creator, well done. good and faithful servant. well done. >> martha: very moving today as lawmakers brought congress to a standstill to remember senator john mccain whose life and legacy will be celebrated across five days and three cities. i'm honored to be part of fox news coverage for these events. on wednesday senator mccain will lie at the arizona state capitol. on thursday a memorial service at the north phoenix baptist church. he will then lie in our nation's capital on friday and this weekend will be the services held at washington national cathedral before he is laid to rest at the u.s. naval academy cemetery in annapolis and will leave you tonight with the senator 's words spoken just three months after his tumor diagnosis last year. >> i'm the luckiest guy on earth. i have served america's cause, the cause of our security and the security of our friends, the cause of freedom and equal justice all my adult life. try to deserve the privilege as best i can and have been

john mccain. >> it is our honor as americans to say of the late great, john sidney mccain iii, what we pray he alreadyhis creator, well-done good and faithful servant. well-done. you fought the good fight, you finished the race, you kept the faith, and you never gave up the ship. liz: that was senator mitch mcconnell and senator chuck schumer leading the senate as they honored arizona senator john mccain. he passed away on saturday. president trump signing the proclamation to fly the flag at half-staff until the day of his interment. authorizing military transportation and honors at his service. asking vice president pence to address at the ceremony for senator mccain at capitol on friday. we have north dakota senator john hoeven. great to see you, senator. >> great to be with you, elizabeth. liz: proud american to the very end. both sides of the political aisle in mourning, what is your reaction? >> certainly sad. we're going to miss him. truly an icon. somebody obviously not only known across america but really around the world as somebody who believed in american exceptionalism, somebody who served

. >> john sidney mccain. >> in some ways it was almost hard to believe we were going to do it. >> nobodyed until the airplane actually lifted off the ground and the landing gear was retracted. >> i remember really clearly him stepping off that plane at clark air field and i'll tell you, when he appeared in that hatch way it was hard. >> lieutenant commander john s. mccain iii, united states navy. his wife carol, sons douglas and andrew and daughter sidney live in orange park, florida. >> i just remember he was really skinny. he was just kind of all bones in his face, and he was limping quite noticeably. one of his arms he couldn't lift any higher than about this. but i just remember the smile was the same and the humor was the same, there was still a twinkle in his eye. it was like right out of the movies. >> i don't think i really understood what was going on. i was really like who is this guy? what is he doing here? did not understand the whole concept of his return from vietnam. >> john was not angry. he was just happy to be home. he told me every single thing that he could remember,

it is our honor as americans to say that the late, great, john sidney mccain iii, what we pray he already heard from his creator, well-done good and faithful servant, well-done. you fought the good fight, you finished the race, you kept the faith and you never gave up the ship. david: senate leader mitch mcconnell with his tribute on the floor of the senate, to the late senator john mccain. senator mcconnell was elected in '84. senator mccain elected to the senate in '86 is. so they worked side-by-side for more than 30 years in the united states senate. there is chuck schumer who actually requested the opportunity to change the name of the russell senate office building into the mccain senate office building. he does have one republican cosponsor, senator flake from the state of arizona, which is where senator mccain was from, but again a very moving tribute from senator mcconnell who is with him, with mccain for more than 30 years. >> we do have the president right now who just released a statement, quote, despite our differences on policy and politics, i respect senator john mccain's se

states who has the unquestioned ability to talk about that in a way that people can hear, is john sidney mccain we're getting nothing done, my friends. we're getting nothing done. >> he's no fan of obamacare. he voted against it, but he different like the way it smelled. and he wasn't going to put up with it. >> president trump made the repeal of obamacare one of his top priorities. >> obamacare is a total disaster. >> in the hours leading up to vote on what was called the skinny repeal, the usually reliable republican was tight-lipped about his decision. >> i was there the night of the senate vote. and john mccain said we should watch the show on the floor. we had no idea what that meant. >> two republican senators, susan collins of maine, lisa murkowski of alaska voted against the bill. joining the entire democratic caucus. john mccain would be the deciding vote. >> he knew where he was going to vote when he came on the floor, and there was no moving him. >> and he walks back out on the floor and it's almost like a moment out of gladiator where the emperor is like thumbs up, thumbs down. >> n

john sidney mccain iii was born in 1936, the son and grandson of navy admirals. mccain followed suit. he graduated from the naval8, academy in 1ifth from the bottom of his class.th sog he would joke about later in life. >> y know, if my old company officer-- ( laughs ) --who'd doubt that i would have made lutenant, much less be able to run for president of the united states. i've had the most fortunate life. >> woodruff: athe vietnam warpl exoded, pilot john mccain was i in the middle in 1967, he narrowly escaped one of the worst u.s. naval disasters since world war ii. a fire aboard the "u.s.s. forrestal" aircraft cahaier left more130 of his fellow service members dead. less than three months, he ces seriously injured, when north vietnamese fshot mccain's plane down over hanoi. he was pulled out of a local lake, and capted. a prisoner of war. mccain refused north vietnam's offers of early release when it learned of his family coections. he was beaten... tortured... and held in solitary confinement over his 5.5 years in captivity. until he was finally freed i mar

john sidney mccain the third, his remarkable life coming to an end at 81 years old after being diagnosed with brain cancer last year, facing such adversities was his trademark, torture at the hands of the north vietnam ease for more than five years or grinding political kpanz or early morning thumb's down that turned its own party on its head. his daughter meghan mccain at the senator's side when he died recently wrote, all i am is thanks to him. the task of my lifetime is to live up to his example and expectations and his love. not only the tributes and kind words from political allies but former adversardversaries, comi years to the day that his friend edward kennedy died from the same disease. about a year ago, facing the grim diagnose, i asked the senator how he wanted to be remembered. >> how do you want the american people to remember you? >> he served his country and not always right. made a lot of mistakes, made a lot of errors, but served his country and i hope we can add honorably. >> i think that we can say honorably. >> joining us now to reflect on the life and legacy of sena

john mccain was released. >> we today have concluded an agreement to end the war and bring peace with honor in etnam. >> john sidney mccain. >> narrator: the effects of the torture and his injuries would remain. he'd never be able to raise hise arms abois head. he was a former p.o.w., a warce hero, brity, so the navy put him right out front with the politicians. >> when members of congress travel, they usually have a captain or conel as escort officer, and john was our escort officer on several trips. >> he was ju fun to be with. and he had a sense of deing-do and, "let's go do some things. let's hop on a plane, let's go to such and su a country." >> rather quickly, he becomes friends with some of the younger senators: gary hart, bill cohen, >> we would hit a couple of bars and have some beers together. it was mostly three relatively young guys who were having a good time together >> narrator: after a wle, mccain decided he wanted to join , e club. >> he was a brigarp guy, and i'm sure he looked around and said, "boy, if these guys can do this, i c do this." >> narrator: the congress john mccain wanted to join s ve

and she goes on to say my father, united states senator john sidney mccain iii departed this life today. i was with my father at his end and he was with me at my beginning. in the 33 years we shared together, he raised me, taught me, corrected me, covered me, encouraged me and supported in all the things. he loved me and i loved him. he taught me how to live. his love and his care ever present always unfailing took me from a girl to a woman and he showed me what it is to be a man. >> well, you always want to know what you see publicly reflects what goes on personally and that's a pretty good testimonial from how a person would feel and has the right to speak so authoritatively about another human being, daughter about her dad and it's always nice to know that it's the genuine article as we say in politics, that he is or she is what she looked like from the outside. that they're good in public and good with kids. that's a great testimonial from a daughter. i don't think you can do better than that. i think he would have this sense but he had this anger about things which i -- when he was

john sidney mccain iii, captain, the united states navy.ipient of the silver star, recipient of the legion of merit. recipient of the distinguished flying cross. recipient of the purple heart. the united states senator, hero, statesman. senator mccain, there are some who question what this nation has become. they wonder about our commitment to our founding values. our results and our love for -- resolve and our love for fellow americans. perhaps they do not know where to look. looking at the man we honor here tonight, i am comforted and confident in our potential as a united nation to live up to the best of our past, to put forth the best of ourselves and to forge a future worthy of all americans, especially great americans who inspire us like john mccain. thank you very much. [applause] >> the work we do is important. >> in late july, returning to the senate after surgery, john mccain took to the floor to articulate his philosophy of government. >> we have been spinning our wheels onto many important issues -- on too many important issues

president, i come to the floor today to speak in honor and memory of our colleague, senator john sidney mccain iii. i asked myself a series of questions as i was trying to prepare for today's comments. first, who was he? who was john mccain? john was a man deeply in love with his country and its promise, a man optimistic that tomorrow would be better than today, and a man grateful for the chance to serve a cause greater than himself. his humor was rooted in that hopefulness, the sometimes sharp sting of his words in debate rooted in his passion for his pause and his love of the fight and his restlessness rooted in an impatience to get on with it, to get busy defending liberty or make a difference in the world, to help soften the burdens of millions not yet free. john was both a romantic and a cynic, as some have said, in love with and passionate about the causes he fought for, yet clear-eyed about the long odds he often faced in a world hostile to our ideals. in trying to summarize john, just reviewing a few of his titles barely capture the complexity of this man. naval aviator, p.o.w., captai

states who has the unquestioned ability to talk about that in a way that people can hear, it's john sidney mccainetting nothing done, my friends. we're getting nothing done. >> he's no fan of obamacare. he voted against it. but he didn't like the way it smelled. and he wasn't going to put up with it. >> president trump made the repeal of obamacare one of his top priorities. >> obamacare is a total disaster. >> in the hours leading up to vote on what was called the skinny repeal the usually reliable republican was tight-lipped about his decision. >> i was there the night of the senate vote, and john mccain said we should watch the show on the floor. we had no idea what that meant. >> two republican senators, susan collins of maine, lisa murkowski of alaska, voted against the bill. joining the entire democratic caucus. john mccain would be the deciding vote. >> and he he knew where he was going to vote when he came on the floor. and there was no moving it. >> and he walks back out on the floor and it's almost like a moment out of "gladiator" where the emperor is like thumbs up, thumbs down. there w

it is our honor as americans to say the late great john sidney mccain iii what we pray he has already from his creator, well done, good and faithful servant. well done. you fought the good fight. you finished the race. you kept the faith. and you never gave up the ship. >> that was senator mitch mcconnell and before that rick davis. john mccain's long time friend and former campaign manager reading the senator's parting message to the nation. the arizona republican also remembered on the senate floor where he served for over three decades. welcome back to "morning joe". it's tuesday, august 28th, 2018. still with us we have msnbc contributor mike barnacle. associate editor of commentary, noah roth man and heidi. columnist and associate editor for "the washington post" david ignatius. pulitzer prize winning columnist, eugene robinson. and joining the conversation we have columnist for "the washington post," senior editor at business insider and msnbc contributor, and national political correspondent for nbc and news and msnbc steve kornacki. his forthcoming book "the red and the blue t