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and cindy mccain.will be making sure that this legacy that john mccain represented of values, character and leadership, but that is understood and carried forward for years to come. >> but we've been kind of going over it, i read part of the song that the student ensemble is going to sing and brophy for those that don't know is a college preparatory school that john mccain's sons, john and jimmy, jack john mccain the fourth, went to, and jimmy mccain. i read this and it's important to because it's called arizona. it says, i love you arizona, your mountains, deserts and streams, there are two very famous "twin peaks" and "twin peaks" in arizona. and the outlaw i see in my dreams, we will first hear from andrew mccain and bridget mccain and we will hear from the former vice president joe biden and he will talk about, we are told to come up the relationship going back 40 years. he will also have some very funny stories and we will talk to larry fitzgerald, the wide receiver for the arizona cardinals will

senator mccain laughed. i realized i and my beloved marine corps had just been insulted by john mccain in a first of what would be many jokes. only later did i know -- and senator gramm was talking about that -- that this marine joke was one of many in the mccain represent -- repertoire. i have heard it many times now and since. it always gets a laugh. but these jokes are a great part of his wonderful personality. irreverent, wisecracks to keep people humble, keep them laughing, even about serious topics. i remember when i was in vietnam with senator mccain. we were actually at the lake in hanoi where he had been shot down and parachuted into this lake. and there is a statue -- there's actually a statue of john mccain coming out of the lake. and the language is in vietnamese, and he said, you know, i really don't like this statue. i can't stand it. you know why, dan? no, i have no idea, john. look at what it says. john mccain -- major, united states air force. then he let a few choice words out that i can't

because if you had the mccain s.o.b., it's obvious what john mccain would want you to call that mccain s.o.b. building all the time. so there are important things to talk about, and yet i want to urge one bit of caution, which is we should not think that what john mccain would want us to do in this time and place is in any way reducible to marble. because just as america is not the sum of her cities, so too the united states senate is not the sum of its buildings. the united states senate is not the places where we meet. as john reminded us in his farewell charge read posthumously yesterday, as john reminded us, america is an idea. america is a cause. america is about liberty. america is about justice. america is about universal human dignity. and even though john could often run over you when you were having a debate and argument if you were in his way, probably more than any person i've ever met, john actually believed in universal human dignity. the reason he was so big on the global stage is because he stood in the tradition of 230 years long announcing what america believes about

the plane will have the mccain family, including cindy mccain, megan mccain, jimmy mccain, bridget mccain, ashley mccain, caroline mccain, shep mccain, his grandson, andy mccain, his son. lucy mccain, his son's wife. margaret mccain, andrew mccain, sydney mccain and jason sweet, one of the son-in-laws. the entire family is going on the trip and they will go through the ceremonies two, maybe three more times. he will lie in state in the capitol rotunda, senator ayotte for 24 hours and the funeral sunday. again, another moving tribute that i know you will be at on saturday in washington d.c. >> it will be a moving tribute. you know, i think it just shows you how close the mccain family is. for someone like john who gave so much to our country and we know his patriotism and his sacrifice what a leader he was but what a great family man. what a close knit their family was, to have them all on the plane with him. that's what he would have wanted. >> trace: and i noticed you said you believe that john mccain had more energy than anybody you had ever met. a lot of people echoed that in today's s

senator john mccain. >> it's an aggressive brain cancer. if you look at numbers alone, the average survival is around 14 months. >> about two weeks earlier, john mccain was diagnosed with brain cancer. >> it's crushing. it's crushing. >> confidente and former press secretary, brook buchanan. >> i was so shocked when he told me he was flying back to d.c. i was like no, stop. you can't. you have to rest. he was like i feel fine. i'm going back, going back. >> mccain's dramatic entrance was straight out of one of the romantic hero novels he loves to read, a standing ovation from colleagues who gathered to greet him. >> it seemed to take him by surprise. >> he appreciated it. didn't expect it. but it meant the world to him. >> lindsey graham is mccain's best friend in the senate. >> i've always viewed him as indestructible. it never crossed me life there would be a political life for lindsey graham without john mccain until now. >> mccain knew he had everyone's attention and he took full advantage. >> i stand

john mccain did.ilitary. john mccain did. welcome to the xfinity store. thanks, janet. it's my happy place. you can learn how to switch to xfinity mobile, a new wireless network that saves you cash. and you can get 5 lines of talk and text included with your internet. and over here i'm having my birthday party. dj fluffernutter, hit it! ♪ dj fluffernutter simple. easy. awesome. ask how to get $300 back when you sign up for xfinity mobile, and purchase a new samsung phone. visit your local xfinity store today. ♪ >>> john mccain returned to washington after losing the 2008 election, then in his fourth term in the senate, he was soon at odds with president obama. >> john mccain would become a regular antagonist toward barack obama's leadership. >> it's time that president obama woke up to the realities in the world and reassert american leadership. >> mccain kept a lower profile but continued to be, as he had his entire career, one of the biggest supporters of american troops abroad. >> the thing he is m

that is what john mccain was talking about and what it will take to allow someone like a mccain to emerge again. >> i'm not so sure that someone like john mccain will ever -- >> don't give up. >> we talked about that before. where are people going to talk about it. the straight talk express in 2000 was the candidate going most full bore you will ever get, and he dialled it back a little bit, but it was interesting to see a politician who, for a time, was unafraid to say anything. >> true, also someone whose hall mark has been not only bipartisan, but also civility for the most part. what occurred to me is that today, this morning, is the start of a week of national reflection, and i don't just mean about senator mccain, the contrast between his legacy and what the country is now experiencing is what we will see for the next six days culminating with president's obama and bush. their fallen colleague. and i think every day this week people will have to stop and refle reflect. >> dana, i was here on the campaign, i was there for a portion of the time and it was really fun. there was so much

to the woman that brought john mccain into this world, roberta, mrs. mccain, 106 years young. you raised a remarkable son and we are truly blessed that you are among us still. when we look to you, there is no doubt where mccain inherited this resilience. it was built into his dna. you see it in john's children who carried on a thirty of service, doug, andy and megan and jack and cindy and bridget. may god bless you and keep all of you. your father was very proud and so is the state of arizona. >> in may, angela and i had the great honor of visiting with john and cindy at their cabin. before lunch, the senator broke the ice by sharing what was weighing on his mind oemost of all. breaking into a signature grin, he said, my biggest challenge is deciding whether or not to run for reelection for 2022. dying has been aboobserved 50 ys earlier was not in his plan. >> john mccain was a fighter and he called on us to fight with him for american values and for the idea and characters of the free people. for justice and opportunity for all. for each other and this blessed and bountiful c

roberta mccain. it is deeply humbling to stand before you today at the united states capitol to commemorate the life and service of an american patriot. senator john mccain. the president asked me to be here on behalf of a grateful nation to pay a debt of honor and respect to a man who served our country throughout his life. in uniform and in public office. and it's my great honor to be here. in the long history of our nation, only 30 americans have lane in state here in the united states capitol rotunda. today, as a reflection of the esteem in which his colleagues and our country hold him, senator john mccain joins those ranks. the son and the grandson of four star admirals, john came from a family that prized military service. he entered the united states unable academy when he was just 17 years old. his service as a unable aviator took him around the world and eventually to the war in vietnam. it was there on his 23rd bombing run that john was shot down and captured. refusing early release for the

the mccain family returning to arizona before the arizona farewell to john mccain. his casket kissed by his widow cindy. his daughter meghan overcome with emotion. late wednesday, several of mccain's children came back to grieve and hug some of the 15,000 people who stayed for all hours, coming to pay their respects to the man who represented arizona for more than 30 years. nearly a quarter of the senate here in washington left the capitol early this morning to be in phoenix for today's service. the memorial, the speakers, the readings, and the music all selected by john mccain personally in the year since his diagnosis, including asking his good friend former vice president joe biden to deliver one of today's eulogies. their friendship reflected in their last public appearance together almost one year ago. >> i hope he has heard my profession of gratitude for him. >> it was always duty, honor, country. that's john. john understands what it means to sacrifice for what you believe in. to put the greater good ahead of personal feelings. >> good day, everyone. i'm andr

and sure enough, john mccain without the massive campaign operation, john mccain the maverick, john mccainn a ring and a prayer came back and he won that nomination. and i think that really -- it really epitomized the type of person he is. he was -- when you walk into his senate office, it wasn't cold or corporate. it wasn't like a lot of senate offices that you walk into. there was just a bustle of activity. and any time you went into to see the senator, you weaved through a thousand different desks and stacks of paper everywhere and people roomi-- p roaming here and there. it was not the most organized office in the world. he was -- a constant -- he was just constantly in motion and constantly moving. i think the one time that i wanted -- i went into his office through the years where there was more of a silence and it was more contemplateive was when i saw him in february -- think it was february of 2017. and it is so interesting when i went to the hill, which i've been going to for 20 years. every time i went to the hill, i would have jesse rodriguez say who do you want to meet or who

john mccain a p.o.w. john mccain a vietnam vet. john mccain the statesman.mccain better known as the maverick. again, john mccain died at 81 years old, died after fighting a vea grefs form of brain cancer. and you're watching cnn live coverage this hour as we continue to remember the life and legacy of john mccain. stay with us. we will of course continue to bring you the reaction, people's responses, the thoughts about this man as our coverage continues. ♪ woman 1: proof of less joint pain... woman 2: ...and clearer skin. woman 3: this is my body of proof. man 2: proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis... woman 4: ...with humira. woman 5: humira targets and blocks a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms. it's proven to help relieve pain, stop further irreversible joint damage, and clear skin in many adults. humira is the #1 prescribed biologic for psoriatic arthritis. avo: humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphom

mccain said yes. he said, he said, and it was, he said i take my words from romans, from paul's letter to the romans. render unto ceasar who is ceasar's, render untoo god who is god's. don't pray to god to get you out of this hell hole. god didn't put you here, ceasar put you here. pray to god to be the best person that you can be here and once you get out of here. bud day,s he was telling me this across a dinner table a steakhouse in florida, broke into tears. he said it was the most liberating moment he could have imagined. these men stuck in a p.o.w. camp with no idea when, if ever, they would go home. suddenly this young, hot shot navy pilot, gave them words that gave them hope, and sustained them, literally for years, kept them alive. you know, there were things, so many things about john mccain like that, he was as a warrior reticent to share with people. but enormously revealing about his character. >> dana: one of the things that trace gallagher mentioned, morgan, the impact that you have on o

there you see right behind them, the widow, cindy mccain and her sons, by the way, jack and jimmy mccain, escorting her and the family to the rotunda. dana, this is a very, very emotional moment for the entire mccain family. >> yeah, i mean, it's a moment that they knew was coming starting 13 months ago when he was diagnosed with a fatal disease, brain cancer. but the fact is, and as we heard from s.e., she knows because she's so close with meghan mccain, and we have been reporting on, there were a lot of ups and downs. and he is a fighter. and he has had so many brushes with death throughout his life that, you know, the hope was that somehow he actually was immortal and could fight through it. but the reality is that just doesn't happen with this kind of cancer. >> let me bring s.e. into this. as you're watching this, all of us who, of course, knew senator mccain, know his family, it's a time for some emotions to arise. >> yeah, what's important about -- what's important to know about this disease is, as you mentioned, i think as jeff zeleny mentioned, the deterioration was rapid. it ha

mccain was that old school. he was beaten up in that 2000 election they went after his family, they said he had had an illegitimate daughter. turned out it was someone everyone south asia he had adopted. they had adopted but they spread the rumors in south carolina in that primary that it was his illegitimate daughter. they said his wife had drug problems throwing everything at him. he still stuck with politics. he came back again after he almost got knocked off in 2008 and kept going and going and wouldn't quit. i think that endurance that he show over the hanoi hilton all those years where he was getting beat up and tortured and basically crippled babove his waist, he stuck with it and had a sense of humor. he was a tough guy. i think had he some bitterness but didn't let it drive him. i think he resented people like w and people that didn't be in vietnam the way did he but seemed to come out on top. i'm sure he did. but as the public man was a hero and a grabbed hero as our colleagues said earlier tonight. he

on the senate floor vice president mike pence pleaded with mccain to vote yes, but this is john mccain after all, former prisoner of war who survived 5 1/2 years of beatings and interrogations in vietnam. >> one of my colleagues kept a running commentary. and he kept on saying, i don't know, which is tougher, d. etou interrogator or tired old senators? probably not going to change his mind. >> at 1:29 a.m., thumbs down. mccain voted no and killed that crucial republican bill to repeal and replace obamacare. >> senator mccain? >> it made mccain a hero to obamacare supporters, but a traitor to many in his party. >> this is clearly a disappointing moment. >> a place he found himself many times in decades of legislative fights. >> he's been called the maverick for a reason because he's not just a maverick out there by himself kind of pursuing his own interests. that's not the kind of maverick john mccain is. john mccain likes to get things done that will make a difference. >> when we come back, mccain's first brush with death. hey, what do you guys wanna listen to? ooh, hip-hop! reggaeton.

that is john mccain.nd it's worth -- i'll bet in the next day or two there will and lot of pointing back to that speech. judge jeanine: i'm sure we'll probably pull it up very soon. last question to you. you were in washington. you had occasion to know the man, the senator. and i get the sense, he has been on this show justice a few times. i get the sense he was always a guy who was in a rush. he had a lot to do in was always a lot going on. tell us about the personal john mccain when you were not on camera with him and the back and forth you might have had with him. bret: he was a jokester. he loved giving you a little needle here or there. he loved popping in, just waving saying hi. we have an online show after special report on wednesday nights for a long time. and he was doing a launch with greta van susteren at the studio next door. we were in the middle of talk and he just popped in in the middle of the online show, which was great it was the online show and we let things roll. we turned the camera

president, any thoughts on john mccain? mr. president, any thoughts on john mccain?u very much, everybody. thank you. >> any thoughts on john mccain? do you have any thoughts at all about john mccain? >> get moving, let's go. let's go. keep moving. >> nothing at all about john mccain? any action to the american legion asking for a proclamation of john mccain? >> we're finished. >> mr. president, any comment on john mccain, sir? mr. president, why won't you call john mccain a hero, sir? >> after that, jeffrey, all of the pressure clearly got to the president. he eventually issued a statement saying despite our difference on policy and politics, i respect jurors's service to our country, in his honor signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the united states at half staff until the day of his internment. what's your reaction? >> what are the odds donald trump wrote that statement opposed to someone in the press office. how about 100% this was written by a staffer. i don't think this is complicated. donald trump hates john mccain, he resents him, and john mccain suffere

you see sidney mccain.will probably be coming into the view of the camera momentarily. >> bridget and also meghan mccain. >> bridget is doing a reading today along with another one of john mccain's adopted children, andrew, which i think is really noteworthy. you see his children there embracing and of course cindy mccain walking in. as you said, maeve, she has been a beacon of strength, of grace. >> she has been, you know -- many of his friends have said she was by his side 20 hours a day, you know, for many months, ensuring that he got the best care that he could, ensuring that he could stay at the cabin that he loved between sedona and cottonwood, and she has just been going for days now. it was so interesting because at the very end, friends said that john and cindy mccain had so much fun together. they spent all this time together watching movies, laughing, telling stories, and just really had a great final year together. >> yeah, i mean, the irony of the bond they got. i just wanted to mention as i to

god bless john mccain.how the kind of courage that he did. but all of us can aspire to the courage to put the greater good above our own. at john's best, he showed us what that means i and for that we are all in his debt. former president george w. bush also writing in a statement: some voices are so vibrant, it's hard to think of them stilled. john mccain was a man of deep conviction and a patriot of the highest order. from across the aisle former president jimmy carter writes: john mccain was a man of honor, a true patriot in the best sense of the world. americans will be forever grateful for his heroic military service and for his steadfast integrity as a member of the united states senate. it's noteworthy that both current and former leaders of the free world from all across the political spectrum here in washington are rallying together in their grief this morning. back to you. grif give that's a good point. a lot of the military leaders as well, the commandant of the marine corps and the chairman of t

my name is graham, not mccain. but i feel like a mccain. i don't know if i have earned that honor, but i feel like it. the average man and woman in this country got john mccain. and what will it mean for the future? it means there will be generations of politicians coming along who will be influenced by him. the mccain institute is alive and well. its goal is to get young leaders throughout the developing world, expose them to democracy, teach them the art of compromise, the rule of law. and what a legacy. john will inspire courage. he will reinforce the idea nothing is inevitable as long as a few people are willing to fight for what they believe is right. it is going to be a lonely journey for me for a while. i am going to need your help, and the void to be filled by john's passing is more than i can fill. don't look to me to replace this man. look to me to remember what he was all about and try to follow in his footsteps. if you want to help me, join the march. if you want to help the country, be more like john mccain. i believe there is

my point is john mccain and we got to go megan mccain really well here at fox, cindy mccain, the entire family, these are people who are strong and they had a tough battle, tough fight in recent months and you wonder where does megan mccain, john mccain that toughness, that spunk? yes, his father and grandfather, navy admirals but his mother who is still alive, pretty tough woman as well. john: apple does not fall far from the tree. frank donatelli is joining us. he was senior campaign advisor to john mccain. was that in the -- was that -- frank tell us about that experience. >> right, that was 2008. i moved over to the republican national committee to be senator mccain's person at the rnc. for the last six months of the campaign. while the campaign lasted almost two years and i think we were ahead for ten days, but senator mccain was the happy warrior always. always working very hard. one thing i remember was from early in the campaign this was when president bush had announced the search to try to save the american effort in iraq and everybody was walking away from that but not mccain

he quotes mccain from the time after mccain was recovering from brain surgery, mccain said he wanted as he could, but said he was blessed to live a great life, which is just an incredible understatement. the senate republican leader, the majority leader mitch mcconnell put out an statement. than era filled. cynicism about national unity and public service, john mccain's life shown as a bright example. >> thank you for all of those statements, joe johns, coming in reaction to the death of john mccain. >> it's got to be so hard for your family because you're losing the leader of your life, essentially the leader of your family. to do so so publicly and they are expressing their gratitude for so many messages of love and support that they are getting. >> in all of his political endeavors, there was never a bigger fan and supporter than his wife cindy mccain. take a look at this special memory she shared with cnn about her husband's unsuccessful presidential bid. >> i don't know if you remember his concession speech. >> i do. >> that he gave. i've been married to him for 36 years. i've n

five and a half years after he was pulled from that lake, john mccain finally was free. >> mccain hadso dramatically from the young man who crashed his plane. when he came down the steps in california and greeted and limped across the tarmac it was such a dramatic moment. >>> coming up. >> the notion that anyone would question his honesty or integrity was so antithetical to who he was that i think he was at the point to where he was willing to walk away. ♪ ooh, heaven is a place on earth ♪ uhp. i didn't believe it. again. ♪ ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth? ♪ i want to believe it. [ claps hands ] ♪ ooh i'm not hearing the confidence. okay, hold the name your price tool. power of options based on your budget! and! ♪ we'll make heaven a place on earth ♪ yeah! oh, my angels! ♪ ooh, heaven is a place on earth ♪ [ sobs quietly ] you always get the lowest price on our rooms, guaranteed? let's say it in a really low voice. carl? lowest price, guaranteed. just stick with badda book. badda boom. book now at choicehotels.com ♪ as moms, we send our kids out into the world, full of hope.

before he was senator and presidential candidate john mccain he was lieutenant commander john mccainnavy who served his country as a fighter pilot. during the vietnam war his plane was shot down and he was captured at a p.o.w. despite suffering debilitating injuries mccain continued his service as the navy senate liaison and served for 23 years before retiring in 1981 as a captain. the naval air force is honoring mccain tweeting a man who served his country until his last days, a true patriot, an american hero. rest in peace john sydney mccain iii. cnn analyst is joining us now. good to have you with us. what does john mccain mean to you and others who are serving on behalf of our country? >> good evening. what i would say is he had a special connection with those in the military because i think more than any other politician he certainly understood who we are and what we did. i only had limited engagements with him a couple of times. i was able to talk with him, escort him around in a combat zone and describe some things that were going on in europe when i was commanding there. he h

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president, any thoughts on john mccain? >> do you believe john mccain is a hero? >> nothing at all about john mccain? >> press, let's go. make your way out. let's go. we're finished. >> mr. president, any comment on john mccain, sir? >> reporter: the president had faced push back from democrats and republicans on capitol hill and veterans groups and even from within the white house. finally, on monday afternoon, he issued a statement addressing mccain's service to the nation after only issuing condolences to mccain's family. that statement authorized the flags here at the white house to be lowered to half staff. they first resisted which many presidents have followed. lowering the flags until mccain was laid to rest. now the white house is saying that is exactly what would happen. we asked press secretary sarah sanders about the change here at the white house. she would only say it is the president's decision to issue a second statement to lower the flags and address mccain's service. that statement spoke for itself. dave and laura. >> abby phillip, thank you. sen

post john mccain.ink the donald trump republican party is the republican party moved on from senator mccain. >> i think that is right. look at immigration alone. i remember mccain having to run for reelection, i think it was in 12 where he had to project strong image against immigration. and yet, as much as he would vote with his heart, on an issue like that he could also lead consensus to push for pardon me reform. so he had the ability to go big. even in the middle of the difficult fights, but you're right. how about in 2008, the standard bearer, a supporter, he was tough on the administration about what was going on in the world, but he wanted the surnl. it was in a difficult position be in, when there was such a deep desire for change in the country by 2008. so i think that he was kind of out of step with the politics at the time, but true to his principals. now you have to wonder, the defender of the liberal order in foreign policy, weather that part of the republican party has moved away from him

correspondent mike emanuel now takes look at the life and times of john mccain. >> johnson he mccain the third born in 1936 at the naval air station in the panama canal zone. mccain father and grandmother were both four-star admirals and the family moved often the two bases on the mainland and abroad. it was inevitable with pursue a career. he graduated from the naval academy in annapolis in 1958. this war broke out in vietnam he volunteered for duty. he flew attack planes near the north the enemies escaped june june 92671 a record of where the aircraft carrier accidentally struck mccain's plane. the explosions and fires killed 134 people. >> i felt this tremendous blow to my airplane and saw the fire coming out so i probably had reacted more quickly than those in the planes near me. some of those plays near me did not survive. >> on the 23rd air mission on october 26, 1957 his plane was shot down. this time during a bombing mission over hanoi. the north the enemies captured him and moved him to the infamous hanoi hilton prison. >> it was terribly injured, fractured arms, broken knee

five and a half years after he was pulled from that lake, john mccain finally was free. >> mccain hadd so dramatically from the young man who crashed his plane. when he came down the steps in california and greeted and limped across the tarmac it was such a dramatic moment. >>> coming up. >> the notion that anyone would question his honesty or integrity was so antithet cal to who he was that i think he was at the point to where he was willing to walk away. point to s willing to walk away man: tom's my best friend, but ever since he bought a new house... who he was that i think he was at the point to where he was willing to walk away. ical to who he was that i think he was at the point to where he was willing to walk away. ere he was willing to walk away come on, guys! jump in! the water's fine! tom pritchard. how we doin'? hi, there. tom pritchard. can we get a round of jalapeño poppers for me and the boys, please? i've been saving a lot of money with progressive lately, so... progressive can't protect you from becoming your parents. but we can protect your home and auto when you bund

and mccain lost the fight for his life.r his decades' long senate career, the arizona senator made a name for himself with his approach to bipartisan ship. >> i spoke out strongly on other issues where i thought many trump was wrong. i have not been shy about it. >> john is at his best when he's fighting as a maverick. he is most happiest. he is most happy when he gets something done. >> at this very moment, there is a bill on the floor of the united states senate that would effectively kill obamacare. >> mccain's health issues came at a critical juncture. a senate vote on legislation to begin dismantling the affordable care act, also known as obamacare. the 52/48 republican majority in the senate left little margin for error. less than two weeks after surgery to remove a blood clot over his eye -- >> hey, how you doing, guys? >> mccain made a dramatic return to the senate. >> the senior senator from arizona is recognized. >> i thank you, mr. president. >> mccain delivers this roughly 15 to 20-minute speech that is sort of

and sure enough, john mccain without the massive campaign operation, john mccain the maverick, john mccain on a ring and a prayer came back and he won that nomination. and i think that really -- it really epitomized the type of person he is. he was -- when you walk into his senate office, it wasn't cold or corporate. it wasn't like a lot of senate offices that you walk into. there was just a bustle of activity. and any time you went into to see the senator, you weaved through a thousand different desks and stacks of paper everywhere and people -- people roaming here and there. it was not the most organized office in the world. he was -- a constant -- he was just constantly in motion and constantly moving. i think the one time that i wanted -- i went into his office through the years where there was more of a silence and it was more contemplateive was when i saw him in february -- think it was february of 2017. and it is so interesting when i went to the hill, which i've been going to for 20 years. every time i went to the hill, i would have jesse rodriguez say who do you want to meet or wh

from meghan mccain. she writes -- my father senator john mccain departed this life today. i was with my father at hiss end and he was with me at my beginning. in the 33 years we shared together, he raised me, taught me, corrected me comforted me. he taught me how to live. his love and his care ever present. took me from a girl to a woman and he showed me what it is to be a man. i want to bring in cecilia vega. the president has weighed in. the two men, senator john mccain and the president have had a very complicated and a a a a a a

roberta mccain.mothers as we watch members of congress and family. what a sight to see roberta mccain enter the room. >> jon: and henry kissinger is being wheeled in. who john mccain referred to as your grandfather. >> he always had a good sense of humor. people liked him whether they agreed with him or not. >> jon: joe lieberman there. kelly ayotte i see among those gathered. >> sandra: congressman, you are watching at the live pictures for us inside the capitol as john mccain's colleagues and family come forward to honor and remember him. what are you thinking as you look on at this? >> well, you know, when i think of him i just -- i can think of his sense of humor. the other thing that really impressed me, i was -- i was among the youngest members of congress and i traveled with him. compared to john mccain i didn't have energy. he would be up super early in the morning and up late. then he is doing 30-minute meetings from people from different countries. i remember sitting in some of those meetin

i think we should find a way to honor john mccain in a way that john mccain would have seen fit, and that is we ought to pass a piece of legislation that we wouldn't have passed absent this moment. we ought to come together in a bipartisan way and we ought to do something that makes both political parties really uncomfortable. that was one of the things john mccain was great at. this man is gone and we are surely poorer for it, but we can do something big that's in line with the spirit of how he wanted to disrupt this place. if we wanted to make both parties uncomfortable -- and john was a guy who loved to point both barrels at pwoergt -- both parties i think we could find a way to do that in a way the american people would applaud and i think that would be the right way to honor john mccain. his willingness to take on everybody and all the sacred cows in this town was why a lot of people hated him but more why a lot of more people loved him. if we're going to honor his spirit we ought to find a way that's big, disruptive and uncomfortable for washington, d.c. thank you, mr. presiden

this is where it all began. >> john mccain! john mccain!ifts from congressman to senator. >> and i want to publicly thank senator mccain. >> and gahns nationgains nation visibility. >> the honorable senator from arizona. >> and delivers a rousing speak at the 19 88 national convention. >> we must not retreat. >> but then, his career crashing down in flames. his character is called into question after his name surfaces in the keating five banking scandal. >> as i understand it, you had a personal relationship with mr. keating. you were a friend of his? >> yes. >> it was a question not only of what he did, but who he did it for. >> charles keating is a wealthy contributor and friend of the mccains. they would fly nine times on the keating's private plane. but when banking regulators start looking into keating's failing savings and loan, he asked mccain and four other senators to get them to back off. in theend, keating goes to prison, while a senate ethics committee eventually clears mccain, saying he only exercised poor judgment. the war her

the colorful clash over mccain colleague senator jeff flake's job. plus the real mccain. the humor and friendships beyond the guts and glory. the emotional letter he asked a beloved staff member to read after his death. a final rebuke to his party and president? >> we weaken our greatness when we confuse our patriotism with tribal rivalries. >> what john mccain wants you to remember. but first here the "nightline" 5. >>> good evening. and we begin here tonight with a major reversal from president trump. breaking his silence on the death of senator john mccain after a rising backlash. as this controversy plays out in washington, back in mccain's home state of arizona republicans are on the eve of deciding who they want their next senator to be. as you're about to see, the candidates are very far from the mccain mold. >> do not despair of our present difficulties. we believe always in the promise and greatness of america because nothing is inevitable here. >> the dying wish of senator john mccain, read aloud today by his long-time aide rick davis. it stands in stark contras

senator john mccain.ith you. now the president, vice president, and first lady all reacting to the news of mccain's passing also on twitter. we're learning that mccain's plans for his own funeral included requests to two former presidents and former rivals for the presidency in 2000 and 2008. obama and george w. bush, to deliver eulogies at his funeral, but it was mccain's wish that president trump not attend the funeral. that's a twhash family friends say mccain held to the end. obviously mccain and trump had a very complicated relationship in the year since trump came on the political stage. so many of the things that be mccain spent his career fighting for for foreign policy to immigration reform are things that president trump had diametrically opposite views. but today's a day that politics are being set aside and all of washington is mourning the loss of this american hero. >> all right. sara westwood, we appreciate it. thank you. >>> former president barack obama honored his one-time political oppo

president, any thoughts on john mccain? >> mr. president, any thoughts on john mccain? >> thank you very much, everybody. thank you. thank you. >> do you have any thoughts at all about john mccain? do you believe john mccain is a hero? >> thank you. >> nothing at all about john mccain? >> thank you. >> the american legion has asked you to lower the flag to half-staff. any reaction to the american legion? >> press, let's go, make your way out. press, let's go. we're finished. let's go. >> thank you very much. >> mr. president, any comment on john mccain, sir? mr. president, why won't you call john mccain a hero, sir? >> so, shortly after his final nonanswer, the president did offer a statement, reading in part, quote, despite our differences on policy and politics, i respect senator john mccain's service to our country and in his honor have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the united states at half-staff until the day of his internment. now, to be clear, the president's statement is hardly effusive in its praise, but it is something. and had it been his first and

john mccain.>> shooting. >> and the legendary neil simon has passed away. he lives behind a list of shows that shaped the 20th century. i'm laura jarrett in for christine romans. >> good to have you here. i'm dave briggs. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. tributes pouring in for john mccain. a titan in politics and american hero. he died this weekend at his ranch in sedona, arizona. he was 81. the death coming the day after his family announced he stopped treatment for brain cancer. >> mccain served as naval bomber pilot and served six years as prisoner of war in vietnam. he made his name as a maverick. a giant of the senate and two-time presidential candidate. he is survived by his wife, cindy and seven children and mother roberta who is 106. we get more on memorials from kyung lah in phoenix. >> reporter: dave and laura, senator mccain, such a prominent figure, and arizona's favorite son. services in the home state. flags at the capitol lowered in remembrance of the senator. it is here where the serv

good-bye to john mccain.y in state at the capital in phoenix, on thursday a procession, well wishers are invited to line the route up there. thursday afternoon he'll be transferred to andrews air force base in washington d.c. and on friday he will lie in state in the rotunda of the u.s. capital. and on sunday he'll be moved by procession in washington d.c. and he'll be moved from washington to his beloved naval academy in annapolis, maryland where there will be a private ceremony and he'll be interred sunday afternoon in annapolis. >> we know about former presidents bush and obama, who are some of the other notable speakers? >> it is incredible to read the number of individuals -- the number of individuals this man touched around the word, there are processions, services, there are prayers, there are celebrations of his life along the way. to name a few, joe biden and mike pence, henry kissinger, warren beatty will take part and general david portrais, michael bloomberg and the citying secretary of defense ja

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john mccain said no. he spent another almost five years in captivity before being released on march 14, 1973. it scarcely needs to be said, mr. president, that he remained a thorn in his captors' side the entire time. mr. president, living in perhaps the most privileged country in the world, it's hard for most of us to imagine going without the internet for a few months, let alone something more fundamental like electricity or indoor plumbing. the courage and character and sheer determination required to undergo regular torture, malnourishment and deplorable living conditions is almost impossible to fathom. and yet, hundreds of u.s. soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines, john mccain among them, endured these torments and persevered. and amazingly it was in the prison camps of north vietnam that john mccain discovered the fierce love of country that would animate his life. years later he noted, and i quote, i fell in love with my country when i was a prisoner in someone else's. i loved it for its decency,

first of all, my hats off to senator mccain and the mccain family. there were so many powerful moments it was, you know, such an honor to spend any time around senator mccain, but one of the first times i was out with him was when his campaign had kind of collapsed and there were a few of us that stuck around as volunteers and i think it was up in new hampshire. i was doing every role, i was press guy, travel aide, what have you. when i went to go with him, whoever was with him before me gave me a black bag and i didn't really understand what that was for and i looked in it and i saw that there were some grooming tools like a hair brush, and i still didn't really get it until we got to the event and the van pulled up so that we could get out on the side of the van where the crowd couldn't see us and senator mccain, you know, this decorated war hero comes over to me and bends over in supplication and i realized at that moment he couldn't raise his arms above his shoulder to comb his hair because his arms had been broken so many times as a pow, as a pr

mccain was just amazing guy. first met him. >>> we went in to congress together and we were not there a couple of days before we all just knew that mccain would be the president of our class, he would be the leader of our class. you know, i had so many, so much time with him. and just most recently, i remember, he took a very hard position on the healthcare law and didn't feel as though it was going to be fair to people or help people. and i called him, and i said, john, you know, you have always been a hero to me, and you have just under lined it so many times because of the way in which you care so much about the people. he was just an independent guy. loved his country more than anything else and i just cannot tell you all the listeners, what an incredible guy he was. i mean, he really did march to his own drummer. when he had had -- when he had take a position that was against the grain, he did not revel in it, he just felt there was a deep conscious about john, combined with a backbone that allowed him to ju

john mccain was a great man. they have a big family and i hope they are there for each other. >> you never get over it, but you live with it. this whole coverage i have been watching this weekend, this is what we do. i hate to mention president petty in the same sentence with john mccain. i don't think this president even deserves to be mentioned in the same sentence given the way he has acted. over the last couple of years when it comes to john mccain, but especially the last couple of days. this is an american hero who deserves all of our respect and who would debate you on the issues and leave with a smile or tell you that you were -- what was the saying? i can't believe. >> how can such a big head hold such few thoughts. i remembered that. >> listen, i'm going to have to do it, but just know i hate mentioned this president. >> remember this. there is a reason you do it. john mccain would have done it. you are pointing out proof of contrast in a moment where the country is remembering what matters. >> thank yo