and, you know, john mccain told john weaver at the end, so john told us, these are dark times, how dark know i think is the quote that you had from him. and one element of those dark times is that we're now in a time where having ten democrats, if you're a republican senator, at a service, is a maverick, revolutionary act. that's how bad things are. you have a russian dissident as a pallbearer. that's seen as something that's radical with a republican president who is accused of being too close to the russians. look at this in counterpoint to the age of donald trump. >> i just want to reflect personally, one of the people i covered in washington, really even before i came to washington, in the '72 and '76 campaigns for the presidency, the democratic primaries, was senator henry "scoop" jackson. when i was the energy correspondent, he was someone i talked to constantly as i learned a very difficult beat in the late '70s and early '80s. and he was the person who really was the mentor to john mccain. he was a democrat. he was a social liberal, a civil libertari libertarian. he was from was

thank you, john weaver. ill be lying in repose tomorrow as well. of course, the services on saturday. and my colleague katy tur in new york, katy, these are emotional days for all of us who cover politics, who loved john mccain. the vibrancy, the humor, and the prayerful moments today all so meaningful. >> i think beyond those of us who cover politics or had deep admiration for senator mccain, i think it's an emotional day for the entire country as we're watching one of the very few men or lawmakers left in congress or in american government who was willing to put country over party. and we heard it so eloquently put by joe biden saying that, expressing shock that he and mccain would get an award for being bipartisan when that is what they are sent to washington to do. to compromise, to make deals, to get government running, and how that almost seems laughable in 2018. i mean, this whole service, andrea, has been such an emotional ride. and it has shown us, i think, some of the better parts of americans and o

. >> friend and political consultant, john weaver. >> he's a rogue figure at times. at the same time he's very intellectual and a scholar. >> he's a rebel with a cause. >> multiple causes. >> in his earlier years john mccain was a rebel without a cause. he graduated fifth from the bottom of his class at the naval acade academy. mccain's passion was for literature, not his family legacy. >> i had friends of mine who went to ivy league schools and the university of virginia and i'm sure part of my excuse for being rebellious was i wanted to go to one of those schools. i had a great interest in literature and history. >> the novels of the 30s and 40s. >> hemmingaway. he loves a farewell to arms. he knows that frontwards and backwards. >> he's inspired by those larger than life figures. >> as a flight school cadet mccain acted as if he was one of his favorite literary characters. >> i've wanted to fly airplanes by myself. i thought that was the height of glamour and excitement. again, it was a bit self absorbed. >> beautiful women, fast cars and light nights were distract

. >> friend and political consultant john weaver. >> he's a rogue figure at times. tep same time he's very intellectual and a scholar lor. >> he's a rebel with a cause. >> he's a referral with several causes. >> in his early years he was actually a rebel without a cause. he graduated fife frth the bottom of his class at the naval academy. mccain's passion was for literature, not his family legacy. >> i had friends of mine who went to ivy league schools as well as the university of virginia. and i'm sure that part of my excuse for being rebellious was that i wanted to go to one of those schools. i always had a great interest in literature and history. >> the novels of the '30s and '40s. >> hemingway, he loves a farewell to arms and the spanish and civil war and he knows that front wards and backwards. >> he's inspired by those larger than life figures. >> and as a flight school cadet, he roman -- row manta sized his experience. >> i wanted to fly airplanes myself off of aircraft carriers. i thought that was height of glamour and excitement and, again, it was a bit se

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. >> friend and political consultant john weaver. >> he's a rogue figure and he's a rebel with a cause a rebel with multiple causes. >> in his early years, he was a rebel without a cause. he graduated fifth from the bottom of his class at the naval academy. mccain's passion was for literature, not his family legac legacy. >> i had friends that went to ivy league schools and i'm sure part of my excuse for being rebellious was that i wanted to go to one of those schools. i always had a great interest in literature and history. >> the novels of the '30s and '40s. >> he loves a farewell to arms. the heroic figures in the spanish civil war and he knows that front wards and backwards. >> he's inspired by those larger than life figures. >> has row mant sized h-- roman it. >> i wanted to fly airports by myself off aircraft carriers. i thought that was the height of glamor and excitement and it was a bit self-absorbed. >> beautiful women, fast cars were what he liked. >> he sunk to the bottom. he was sitting on the bottom of the aircraft and said, you know, i remember there is some kind of a sw

his chief campaign strategist, john weaver, alluded to kasich's popularity in new hampshire.rs after that op-ed by the rnc co chair saying the president and his allies are threatened by the governor and know his message works. the governor's approval rating is 9 points higher than the president's in ohio. it's also worth noting that a quinnipiac pole in june that in his home state, governor kasich is polling higher than democrats and independents. he has very favorable numbers, shep. >> shepard: garrett tenney live for us. columbus, ohio. the president and the first lady make their way for events of the day. the california republican congressman duncan hunter is throwing his wife under the bus. appearing to blame her on this network as the two face charges of spending campaign cash on themselves. the feds say the couple used more than $250,000 of campaign funds on personal expenses including vacations, school tuition, theater tickets, fast food. last night congressman hunter told martha maccallum that his wife was in charge of the campaign and the finances. >> i gave her powe

to talk about this i was to bring in john weaver. 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 the similar cancer that john had, that bond grew ti

campaign trip in the 2000 campaign it was a commercial flight to new hampshire, john mccain and me and john weaverwhole time and read the paper. i don't think he's going to get very far. >> always had good judgment. >> i thought this guy can't go anywhere. and then of course that campaign was so exciting because it was so boot strapped and unlikely and he really -- he would have won i think had -- he crushed george w. bush in the 2000 and new hampshire primary. the south carolina primary was ten days later, if it had been three or four days late are he might have ended up with the nomination. >> amanda, for a younger generation of conservatives, what does mccain mean and -- i can't help but think part of the reason why there's such reverence for him today because of who's in the white house right now because they are polar opposites. >> i came to washington in 2005 and spent the majority of my career before i came to cnn working as a reporter in the senate and then as a staffer in the senate. you could not be in those buildings and not feel john mccain's presence. he was the guy when the tourists

john weaver came up, knocked on the door, said, sir, i'm sorry, the next three days there's going to be no sleep, there's been a schedule breakdown. we were sheepish and ashamed. he grinned and said, you're telling me no sleep, too many events? boys, we can do that standing on our heads. he smiled and off we went. it was a time that i'm very proud of the campaign we ran. we didn't win the nomination, but we did what mccain does. we stood for principle and we fought until the last. >> if not for dirty tricks that were racially motivated in south carolina, he might have won the nomination, who knows? mike murphy, we'll always have 2000. thank you so much. a lot more to talk about. >>> coming up, reality check. could democrats take the house in the fall? charlie cook joins us next. ♪yeah and i just wanna tell you right now that i♪ ♪i believe, i really do believe that♪ ♪something's got a hold on me, yeah♪ ♪oh, it must be love ♪oh, something's got a hold on me right now, child♪ ♪oh, it must be love ♪let me tell you now, oh it must be love♪ you always get the lowest price on our rooms, gua

one of my friends, john weaver who works with me, this is gonna be a devastating day. people that were around him, they just -- they just loved him. they loved him. >> what kinds of lessons do you think he -- he was able to impart before he left? >> well, for those that listened and today i think many of us wonder do people listen, but for those that listened, it was america's always number one. political parties or vehicles for which we do things, but that's not who we saluted. we have to stand tall. that's what john did. he just stood tall. he just said i don't care. all the pressure that they can place on me -- i don't think john -- when you think about what he went through when he was a pow, what kind of pressure could you put on john? and, you know, he was just not somebody that ever bent or folded, but he was polite about it and kind about it and he had that laugh about him, that chuckle that he had. so i think what everybody should take from him is think about what we're saying about him now. wouldn't we all want somebody to say the things about us the way that

donald trump, like some members of the 2008 campaign like nicole wallace and steve schmitt and john weaver mccain. nobody told them to take those people out. john mccain planned his funeral and it is interesting that he didn't want them here. >> i think this is how he is choosing to be remembered and that's his choice, that's his decision. but all i'm saying is a man big enough to be a hero to an age is big enough to have the truth told about him. the truth is complicated when it comes to john mccain both in his personal life and professional life. as a soldier, as a hero, everything that's happened this week is merited. >> as we look we'll listen in. the body being placed on the catapult there. the wooden platform used for abraham lincoln's funeral. let's listen. >> they stand vigil over the casket. the funeral service now officially begins with the invocation by the chaplain of the u.s. house of representatives. >> let us pray. we give you thanks, almighty god, for the appearance among us of great men and women who serve as inspirations for all americans to be their best in service to go

john is now we have the washington examiner political reporter, al weaver. as we continue to watch live pictures there in dc, i want to ask you, if in fact this guy, jason kessler is trying to promote the propaganda of white supremacy, white nationalist and if his ideas eric said is immediate ploy to get attention, would it be more helpful against and to avoid the potential for lots of violence to have this group speak to the president directly to find out what their concerns are, have some sort of meeting at the white house if i'm not even sure if i feel they belong there. but this is not about me. i will keep it quiet. but for the sake of america and us being a united country, to have the president speak to his people directly so to avoid this sort of display. reporter: i know what you're saying.i think right now the group is getting their share of media attention right now. there are reports have surfaced that they only have a couple dozen members in d.c. but you know you can't start a fire without a spark. right now that is the spark really causing a lot