and i lovejohn mccain. oe biden. i'm a democrat. and i love john mccain. john mccain joe biden. i'm a democrat. and i lovejohn mccain. john mccain 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 sp

and i lovejohn mccain. mccain 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. basic fairness. the intolerance for the abuse of power. # and now the end is near...# the final musical tribute spoke to the maverick figure john mccain was, one who never hesitated to switch political positions to put the national interest first. now he's left his beloved arizona for the last time, making a finaljourney to washington, dc where he'll lie in state before a memorial service on saturday. laura trevelyan, bbc news, washington. in the last hour, the casket carrying the late senator arrived at andrews air force base in maryland. he will lie in state at the us congress ahead of a funeral service at washington's national cathedral on saturday. former presidents george w bush and barack obama, each of whom defeated mccain in their races for

and i lovejohn mccain. for this former vice president and political opponent, his mattered more than their differences. —— his character. john's story is the american story. not hyperbole. it sounds like it. it's the american story. grounded in respect and decency. basic fairness. the intolerance for the abuse of power. # and now the end is near...# but this was not the end of the tributes. from arizona, john mccain's body was flown to washington, a trip he made countless times through his lifetime. he has been given the rarer honour of having his body lie in state at the us capitol, out of a service at the washing machine shall —— washington national cathedral later this month. donald trump is not in invited to. precedence iraq obama, and george w bush will give eulogies. a sign that he crossed the political divide often to game respect of others. around 2,000 far—right, anti—immigra nt protestors have demonstrated in the city of chemnitz in eastern germany, for the third time this week. tensions have been