roberta mccain's life has been particularly ordinary. >> roberta mccain is the original maverick. husband gone for a long period at seas, roberta raised her two sons. >> roberta mccain gave us her love of life and deep interest in the world and her strengths and believes that we are all men to use our opportunities to make ourselves useful to our country. i would not be here tonight but for the strengths of her char character. >> the two were very close. to roberta, he was simply johnny. the neighbors liked him and everybody liked johnny. >> roberta mccain was born in 1912, when william howard taft was president. her independent streak kicked in early in life. she was 19 when she met her future husband, a sailor on the uss oklahoma. roberta's mother ban niched him from the home because she did not want her daughter to marry a sailor. >> what did roberta do? >> we eloped. >> she often takes her children on trips. she had an answer for that. >> when her trip was over, she shipped that car to the u.s. and reportedly drove it out west. if there is any truth to the story, her son told

randi kaye reports. >> reporter: at 106, you might say roberta mccain is the original maverick. er husband, a navy admiral gone for long periods at sea, roberta raised her son and his two siblings largely on her own. >> roberta mccain gave us her love of life, her deep interest in the world, her strength and her belief that we're all meant to use our opportunities to make ourselves useful to our country. i wouldn't be here tonight but for the strength of her character. >> reporter: the two were very close. to roberta, he was simply johnny. >> he was just one of those nice children that people like to have around. the neighbors liked him. everybody liked johnny. >> reporter: roberta mccain was born in 1912 when william howard taft was president. and her independent streak kicked in early in life. she was just 19 when she met her future husband, a sailor on the uss oklahoma. roberta's mother banished him from their home because she didn't want her daughter to marry a sailor. so what did roberta do? >> we loped. it was a real love affair. it really was. >> reporter: roberta created

randi kaye explains. >> reporter: at 106, you might say roberta mccain is the original maverick. e her husband a navy admiral gone to long periods at sea, roberta raised her son and his two siblings largely on her own. >> roberta gave us her life of life, her deep interest in the world, her strength and her belief that we're all men to use our opportunities to make ourselves useful to our country. i wouldn't be here tonight but for the strength of her character. >> reporter: the two were very close. to roberta, he was simply johnny. >> he was just one of those nice children that people liked to have around. the neighbors liked him. everybody liked johnny. >> reporter: roberta was born in 1912 when william howard taft was president and her independent streak kicked in early in life. she was just 19 when she met her future husband, a sailor on the uss oklahoma. roberta's mother banished him from their home because she didn't want her daughter to marry a sailor. so what did he roberta do? >> we eloped. it was a real love affair. >> reporter: roberta create what had her son later call

it's probably unfair to single a few out but of course roberta mccain, 106 years old, burying her son today. that is a tragic fact of their lives. john mccain hoped he could live as long as his mother. of course she hoped that too. all parents want their children to outlive them, and john mccain suffered the same death of the brain cancer that joe biden's son beau suffered from and died from and ted kennedy suffered from and died from. that has become a consistent sort of pattern of death here in washington, those three all celebrated figures who died of the same disease. i want to bring in michael steele, former sem nair yan, and talk about this. it's interesting, we have a jesuit giving the homily today, father edward reebes. he was head of the jesuit school in phoenix, arizona where the two boys, jimmy and jack, went to school. the mccains, although they're protesta protestant, put their kids in a jesuit school. it just shows the richness, i think, of john mccain's existence, that he has these very different surfaces of his life that he's honoring today. >> absolutely, chris. as a

, you might see roberta mccain is the original maverick. iral, gone for long periods at sea, roberta raised her son and his two siblings. >> she gave us her love of life, her strength, and her belief that we're all men, to use our opportunities to make ourselves useful to our country. i wouldn't be here tonight but for the strength of her character. >> reporter: the two were very close. to roberta, he was simply johnny. >> he was just one of those nice children that people like to have around. the neighbors liked him. everybody liked johnny. >> reporter: roberta mccain was born in 1912 when william howard taft was president, and her independent streak kicked in early in life. she was just 19 when she met her future husband, a sailor on the "uss oklahoma." roberta's mother banished him from their home because she didn't want her daughter to marry a sailor. so what did roberta do? >> we loped. it was a real love affair. it really was. >> reporter: roberta created what her son later called a mobile classroom, often taking her children on road t

yesterday, the moment that roberta mccain, his 106-year-old mother went up to the coffin and made the sign of the cross was really the toughest moment, you know, no matter how old you are, losing a child is a terrible thing to have happen and, of course, all of this family is in addition to losing a great american hero has lost a father and a husband. and that is very hard to play out through the course of a week. and they've done it quite well and i'm sure that they are also honored and feeling this is quite a tribute that they are -- that they're happy about. >> something they are doing for him. for their husband, for their father. the honor guard now approaching the casket. >> it's a great honor. >>> as the family now enters the cathedral. the casket met by reverend mariann edgar budde. ral, reverend ndolph washington marshall holleth. >>> and i will give you rest. let us pray then for our brother john. as he may rest from his labors and enter into the light of god's eternal sabbath rest. with faith in jesus christ we receive the body of our brother, john, for burial. let us pray w

and there we see -- i think that's john mccain's 106-year-old mother roberta mccain. e got the last laugh because he got president bush and president obama to stand up on tv and say nice things about him. but there is no question, there is one moment that we are going to watch over and over again and that is meghan mccain during her speech saying the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. this week was a celebration of john mccain. donald trump's name was not said today. but in every speech, there was an underlying reference to him. >> david axelrod. >> no doubt about this, this is an event that -- a service that operated on two levels. and that's as senator mccain intended it. on the one hand, it was a celebration of his life. but it also set up this contrast and it was an unmistakable rebuke of the prevailing politics of washington and of the president. >> maeve reston. >> i think the service achieved everything senator mccain wanted it to achieve in provoking that conversation that david axelrod talked about. the

as well as his 106 old mother, roberta mccain. great personalities have emerged. the reminders of our essential unity and have inspired us to the fill our sustaining values. john mccain was one of those gifts of destiny. i metjohn for the first i met john for the first time i metjohn for the first time in april 1973 at a white house reception for prisoners return from captivity in vietnam he had been much on my mind during the negotiations to end the vietnam war. partly, also because of his father, then commander—in—chief of the pacific command. when briefing the president, and some references to his son by saying only, "i pray for him." and john mccain's family, national service was its own reward. they did not allow for special treatment. i thought of that when his vietnamese captors during the final phase of negotiations offered to release john saw that he could return with me on the official plane that brought me to hanoi. against all of my instincts, i thanked them for the offer but refused it. i wondered whatjohn would for t

. >> 106-year-old roberta mccain seen there was often seen with her son during his 2008 presidential campaign and has continued to say by her son through many of his memorials this week. senator mccain credited his mother for raising him while his father was away serving in the navy. john mccain is the 31st person to lie instate at the capitol rotunda. >>> a family and friends said their -- >>> family and friends said their final good-byes to aretha franklin's today. music's greatest names attended the queen of soul's tribute in detroit. what was initially an invite only event soon turned into a full on celebratafte organizers let 1,000 of aretha franklin's fans join in the service. >> nothing sounded better to me than the way my grandma sings. >> aretha franklin called detroit home for most of her life and the city has plans to pay tribute to the iconic singer. officials may rename the city's outdoor concert venue in her honor. >>> coming up a family business that could be sunk after years on the bay, it may no longer be able to pay to carry tourists to angel island. >> big dreams ta

it's persian gulf to see we still have people like roberta mccain. >> it sure is, thank you both for nd helping us help to honor senator mccain, mark, thank you for making john mccain's essence poetry. we hope you don't lose his voice either. he thinks you won't. >> good bet. >> washington national cathedral as you see there is filling up as we ae wait the start of the funeral -- await the start of the funeral. his daughter's eulogy and we await president obama's and bush. stay with us. when you have a baby gentle means everything to you and to us. so at johnson's, we improved everything. we used 50% fewer ingredients. took out dyes, parabens, phthalates and sulfates. beat the top safety standards in the world and added one handed pumps. gentle means pure, gentle means safe, gentle means love. the new johnson's®. what's going on? oh hey! ♪ that's it? yeah. that's it? everybody two seconds! "dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer our congratulations on your acceptance..." through the tuition assistance program, every day

a moment outside the national cathedral a short time ago, the mother of senator john mccain, roberta mccainher son's casket being loaded on to the hearse after the funeral service. a uniformed naval officer took her back inside after the hearse left the cathedral and that was just one of many touching moments we have witnessed today. let me bring in our political commentator, s.e. cupp. i want to talk more about the mccain family, particularly the senator's daughter, meghan, because i know you are very close with her. you've said your families vacation together. have you spoken to her this week? how is she doing? >> i just spoke with her. you know, this is a very emotional week, obviously, not just because she has to bury her father but because of this outpouring of support that we've heard from both sides of the aisle, people who knew him personally, his family, his friends, his colleagues, people who went to battle with him. that is emotional in and of itself. and then to somehow summon the courage today to deliver those very potent, powerful words to such an incredibly dignified and este

among those in attendance was mccain's own mother, roberta mccain, 106 years old. >>> "2 investigatess obtained 911 called made by the woman known as "bbq becky." back in april she called police on two black men using a grill at oakland's lake merritt. the first call lasted less than two minutes. two hours later, she called back and that call lasted more than 10 minutes. you can hear the confused dispatcher ask why she didn't just walk away. since then permanent charcoal grills are set up at the lake. >>> san francisco police are investigating a fight on a muni light rail train caught on video last night. you can see two men trying to push a third man off the train at 34th and judah putting him in a headlock. it start as an argument over loud music being played on the train. officers say they made contact with all three men and nobody wants to press charges. >>> you're watching ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30. >>> bart says it is scaling back its emergency police staffing plan after weeks of mandatory overtime for all officers. the transit agency says officers can still work a sick day if the

but i want to talk about who will be here today, and that's his 106-year-old mother, roberta mccain.s there at the service in the rotunda yesterday, and she'll be at the national cathedral today. he wrote about the strength of his mother. >> he did. >> and their relationship. >> he did. he titled his first book "faith of my fathers," and it was about his famous fathers and grandfather, the admirals. and yet, he said, "i am my mother's son." and if you look at the two of them together, you can see them. they are alike in their faces, they're alike in their attitude, and they're feisty as hell, both of them. that's where he gets his fight from, is from mom. >> expanding this examination, he wrote in his final letter that he attributes his coming to the end of his life and being satisfied to having the love of his wife and his family. and we talked a lot about his service but not so much about his relationship with cindy mccain and all of his children. >> he is a family man. and despite the fact that he was away from home a lot, traveling back and forth to arizona, going to washington,

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the senator's mother there, 106 years old, roberta mccain. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> minority leader chuckf senators. now you're looking at the array of former presidents who have coalong th former first ladies, to hon le of senator mccain. george w. bush, laura bush, the obamas, the clintons. and there you're looking the a number of trump administration officials. director of national intelligen intelligence, economic adviser, ambassador john bolton, national ppresident.viser to the and of course, john kelly, chief of staff there, longtime friend of the mccain family. ivanka trump along with jared kushner, family members of the trump family, personally representing him and former vice president al gore. former defense secretaries panetta and ash carter there, who served in the administration. leon panetta served many roles, cia director as well, longtime congressman. the voice you were hearing earlier with the opening prayer is the right reverend mariann edgar budde there at the national cathedral, beginning the ceremony. ♪ >> of course, henry kissinger, former secretary of state, nationa

his ye10-old mother roberta mccain. at one point grasping the hand of meghan trying to comfort her. >> he lies in the place where he served to the last. the congress of the united states. soon, he will go to rest o the first.s where he served the united states naval academy. >> reporter: the solemn ceremony with bipartisan touches scripted by the senator himself. republican and democratic leaders laying wreathing together. nancy pelosi helping a frail republican congress member, 87-year-old sam johnson, mccain's cell mate for part of the years in the hanoi hilton. approached the casket. today, when propprocession leave cathedral, it will pause at the vietnam memorial. so cindy mccain can lay a wreath. and today, opera starrene ng flem will sing "danny boy." the two men who defeatedor john mccainhe highest of office in the land, obama andbush, will deliver eulogies. also an implicit ruke that mccain was aiming atsi pnt trump. the family signalled would not be welcome today at service. sheinelle. >> andrea, thank you. >>

roberta mccain was at the top of the steps.e they talked about what he gave to his country, as you see, former secretary of state john kerry walking out. what an image of three former presidents who had all come to pay respects to someone who served their country. and there was a conspicuous absence, the current president. at the time of this ceremony, as the services were going o. the president arrived at his golf club in virginia. that is his location. his daughter ivanka trump, and jared kushner were here as several members of his administration. while the president's name was never mentioned here, it was part of the subtext of some of these speeches, particularly when came do meghan mccain, who without ever mentioning the name of the current president, sharply rebuked him in an incredibly emotion at eulogy for her father. she also talked about the love she had for him, and the love he had for his family. there's a line that i think will be one that's repeated for a while. we all have known that senator mccain has been sick.

roberta mccain really captured so much attention yesterday because she appeared so stoic. >> absolutelyold by somebody close to the family that afterward, she actually gave a pep talk and told everyone in the family and some other friends, don't be glum, don't be downtrodden, her son had a great life, she said. the family has great faith and they're going to be strong through all of this. she lives here in washington, which is why she wasn't in arizona earlier in the week, but it was quite a sight to see yesterday. and you think about people who are iconic in american history, and then you think about the people behind them. she's a woman who, you know, mother of a senator, daughter-in-law of an admiral, wife of an admiral, somebody who played a critical role in propping up really important people. >> and we think of him being the son of an admiral and the grandson of an admiral. he was really a mama's boy, to hear him tell it. she was the great influence in his life. and he just loved her. he loved -- you know, i can remember, you know, when i was up covering the senate, sometimes if s

it is an honor to host this service for senator mccain, to senator mccain's wife cindy and his mother robertaur hearts are with you and with all those across the country and around the world who grieves the loss of this great american patriot and statesman. today we give john sidney mccain the iii back to the grace of love who gave him to us. beyond this life, there is indeed more life. god never lets us goe . we gather to give thanks for all the goodness and courage that have passed from john mccain's life into the lives of others and left the world a richer and bet better place. for goodh humor and gracious an affection and kindly generosity. weakness endured without defeat. may the lord bless him and keep him this day and always. thank you. >> the world is a fine place and worth fighting for. i hate very much to leave it. when earnest hemmingway robert jordan, life wounded and waiting for his last fights, these are among his final thought. my father had every reason to think the world was an awful place. my father had every reason to think the world was not fighting for. my father had ever

mccain. to his wife, cindy, and his mother, roberta and the entire mccain family, our hearts are with you andntry and around the world who grieve the loss of this great american patriot and statesman. today, we give john sidney mccain iii back to the god of love that gave them to us. while we mourn his death, our faith tells us that beyond this life, there is indeed, more life. and god never lets us go. so as the old prayer says, we gather to give thanks for all of the goodness and courage that have passed from john mccains life into the lives of others. and have left the world a richer and better place. for his life task faithfully and honorably discharged for good humor, gracious affection, kindly generosity. for sadness met without surrender and weakness endured without defeat. may the lord bless him and keep him this day and always. thank you. >> the world is a fine place. and worth fighting for. and i hate very much to leave it. when ernest hemingway is robert jordan at the close for whom the bell tolls, lie wounded and waiting for his last fight, these are among his final thoughts. my f

to senator mccain's wife, cindy, and his mother, roberta, and the entire mccain family, our hearts aree the loss of this great american patriot and statesman. today we give john sidney mccain the third back to the god of love who gave him to us. while we mourn his death, our faith tells us that beyond this life, there is indeed more life. and god never lets us go. as the old prayer says, we gather to give thanks for all the goodness and courage that have passed for john mccain's lives and lives of others. and have left the world. kindly generousty. for sadness met without surrender and weakness endured without defeat. may the lord bless him and keep him this day and always. thank you. the world is a fine place and worth fighting for and i hate very much to leave it. for whom the bell tolls lies wounded and waiting for last fight. these are among his final thoughts. my father had every reason to think the world was an awful place. my father had every reason to think the world was not worth fighting for. my father had every reason to think the world was worth leaving. he did not think an

to senator mccain's wife cindy and his mother roberta and the entire mccain family, all hearts are withve the loss of this great american patriot and statesman. today we give john sidney mccain iii back to the god of love who gave him to us. while we mourn his death, our faith tells us that beyond this life, there is, indeed, more life and god never lets us go. so, as the oldr, we gather to give thanks for all the goodness and courage that have passed from john mccain's life into the lives of others and have left the world a richer and better place. for his life's task faithfully and honorably discharged for good humor, gracious affection, kindly generosity, for sadness met without surrender and weakness endured without defeat. may the lord bless him and keep him, this day and always. thank you. >> and the first tribute now from senator mccain's daughter, meghan mccain. >>> the world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and i hate very much to leave it. when ernest hemingway's robert jordan at the close for whom the bell tolls waltsing for his last fight these are his final though

republicans and democrats paid tribute to flag draped casket among those attending the service was mccain's mother robertan called mccain one of the berettest our nation has produced. died four days before his 82nd birthday. in detroit mourners bid emotional farewell to another icon the queen of soul. aretha franklin at 8 hour ceremony included faith hill, ariana grande alcoholic can arianna grandalcoa con. she was 76 years old. i'm trace gallagher now back to tucker carlson. ♪ ♪ >> tucker: here's the central question for all of us who live in this country. how much power do the tech companies have over our democratic elections? american institute for behavioral research in technology senior research psychologist robert epstein weighed in on that question on this show. watch. >> >> we should be extremely concerned because i can tell you the bottom line here is content no longer matters. all that matters is the filtering and ordering of content and that is completely in the hands of google and facebook. the problems can be solved at some point but at the moment i think democracy is in trouble. >> tucker: t

honoring the mccain family for their sacrifice, too. his mother, roberta106 years old providing strength for meghan mccain, a granddaughter in grief. one by one, they said good-bye. mccain's fellow americans remembering a man who said he wanted to be remembered most for his service to country. >> powerful moments there in the rotunda. martha raddatz joins us now live from capitol hill. people are still lining up at this hour to pay their respects inside. we know president trump was not there today. and he won't attend tomorrow's service, instead two other presidents will. >> reporter: that's exactly right, tom. tomorrow you'll see former president barack obama and former president george w. bush. both of them will eulogize john mccain. john mccain was all about bridging divides, and that is what will happen tomorrow as well. tom. >> martha raddatz for us tonight, martha, thank you. >>> and abc news will have live coverage of tomorrow's memorial service beginning at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >>> now to president trump's attacks on the justice department, the fbi,

mccain family. our hearts are with you and with all those across our country. —— roberta. o gave him to us. while we mourn his death, ourfaith tells us that beyond this life there is indeed more life. and god never let us go. so as the old prayer is says, we gather to give thanks for all the goodness and courage that have passed. from john mccain's life into the lives of others. and have left the world a richer and better place. for his life's task fatefully and honourably discharged, for good humour, gracious affection, kindly generosity. for sadness met without surrender, and weakness injuries without defeat. may the lord bless him and keep him this day and always. thank you. the world is a fine place and are worth fighting for. and i hate very much to leave it. when ernest hemingway's robert jordan at the close of whom the bell tolls lies wounded and waiting for his last fight, these are among his final thoughts. my father had every reason to think the world was an awful place. my father had every reason to think the world was not worth fighting for. my father had every

mccain. to his wife, cindy, and his mother, roberta and the entire mccain family, our hearts are with you andntry and around the world who grieve the loss of this great american patriot and statesman. today, we give john sidney mccain iii back to the god of love that gave them to us. while we mourn his death, our faith tells us that beyond this life, there is indeed, more life. and god never lets us go. so as the old prayer says, we gather to give thanks for all of the goodness and courage that have passed from john mccains life into the lives of others. and have left the world a richer and better place. for his life task faithfully and honorably discharged for good humor, gracious affection, kindly generosity. for sadness met without surrender and weakness endured without defeat. may the lord bless him and keep him this day and always. thank you. >> the world is a fine place. and worth fighting for. and i hate very much to leave it. when ernest hemingway is robert jordan at the close for whom the bell tolls, lie wounded and waiting for his last fight, these are among his final thoughts. my f

inside, political luminaries of the past and present joining the mccain family, including his 106-year-old mother robertace of an american patriot. >> this is one of the bravest souls our nation has ever produced. >> with speaker paul ryan and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell praising mccain and thanking his family. >> on behalf of the senate and the entire nation, thank you. thank you for lending him to us longer than we had a right. >> while vice president mike pence delivered a message of gratitude from the white house. >> the president asked me to be here. on behalf of a grateful nation to pay a dead of honor and respect to a man who served our country throughout his life. >> president trump reportedly not welcomed here. that directive said to come from mccain himself, who also planned this final and powerful show of unity, having leaders from both parties and both chambers participating in the ceremonial wreath laying. and following that ceremony, there was another touching moment today. we're told mccain's close friend senator lindsey graham took mrs. mccain to her late husband's desk in the

. >> reporter: mccain inherited that energy from his 106-year- old mother, roberta. of people who said good-bye with a salute, a tear, a prayer, or just silence. and the public is still filing through at this hour. even after the doors close, mccain will remain in the rotunda overnight, watched over ho a military honor guard, and as he requested, his motorcade will pause tomorrow at the vietnam veterans memorial en etute to the national cathedral. john? >> dickerson: nancy cordes for us at the capitol. nancy and i will join bob schieffer tomorrow morning for live coverage of the service. the world watched with alarm this week as far-right protests in germany turned violent. neo-nazis chased down immigrants after word spread that refugees from iraq and syria were suspected in a knife attack that killed a local man. the rise of extreme nationalist groups in germany has also brought a return of anti-semitic acts. roxana saberi has more on this. vi reporter: this video of a teenager in berlin whipping a man wearing a yarmulke, and s outing "jew" in arabic shocked many ge

to senator mccain's wife, cindy, and his mother, roberta, and the family, our hearts are with you andthose across our country and around the world who grieve the loss of this great american patriot and statesman. today, we give john mccain back to the god who gave him to us. while we mourn his death, our faith tells us that beyond this life, there is more life. god never lets us go. as the prayer says, we gather to give thanks for the goodness and courage that have passed from john mccain's life into the life of others, and have left the world a richer, better place. his life task faithfully and honorably discharged, for good humor, kindly generosity, for sadness met without surrender, and weakness endured without defeat. may the lord bless him and keep him this day and always. thank you. >> "the world is a fine place and worth the fighting for, and i hate, very much, to leave it." when ernest hemingway at the close of "for whom the bell tolls" lies waiting, these are -- wounded and waiting for his last fight, these are among his final thoughts. my father had every reason to think the

mccains family, including his 106-year-old mother roberta looking on. horse drawn case onto his final resting place. maybe jets performing an aerial salute to the maverick, flying in the missing man formation. weekends events offering many touching tributes. two former presidents and political competitors coming together to speak. >> what better way to get a last laugh then to make george and i say nice things about him to a national audience? >> in the end i got to enjoy one of life great gifts, the friendship of john mccain. i will miss him. >> reporter: a sweet moment caught on camera during saturday's memorial when former president bush flipped michelle obama candy. mccains daughter's passionate words -- >> we gather here to mourn the passing of american greatness. the real thing, not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice he gave so willingly. >> reporter: john mccain orchestrated his entire funeral . he requested to be laid to rest next to his longtime friend at the naval academy cemetery. in annapolis with fox news >>> mol

mccain's family , including his 106 year-old mother roberta, looking on . the war heroes body then taken by horse drawn caisson to his final resting place. maybe just performing an aerial salute to the maverick, flying in the missing information. the weekends events offering many touching tributes. two former presidents, and political competitors coming together to speak. >> what better way to get a last laugh and to make george and i say nice things about him to a national audience? >> in the end i got to enjoy one of life's great gifts. the friendship of john mccain. i will miss him. >> reporter: a sweet mama caught on camera during saturday's memorial when former president bush slipped michelle obama candy. mccain's daughter's passionate words -- >> we gather here to mourn the passing of american greatness. the real thing, not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice he gave so willingly. >>> when john mccain orchestrated his entire funeral . he requested to be laid to rest next to his longtime friend at the naval academy cemetery i

mccain would be buried next to chuck larsen. james mattis displaying the flag to his 106-year-old mother roberta and cindy.his powerful image was captured on sunday. cnn's brian todd has more from annapolis. >> reporter: dave and alison, this is a closed ceremony and burial on the naval academy. the day provided two of the most powerful public images among the sendoffs of john mccain this week. one was the image of the crowds gathered on the streets of annapolis, maryland leading up to the gates of the academacade. many were gathered around the gates to pay respects to senator john mccain. another powerful image that the world could see if they were watching was the flyover. the fa-18 jets. flew over our location on sunday afternoon. one peeled off to symbolize a fallen comrade. some questions asked why senator mccain wanted to be buried at the naval academy when his father and grandfather are buried in arlington national cemetery. john mccain, for him, this is where it began. this place forged his character. he had a complicated relationship. he graduated fifth from the bottom of his class here. also, i t

mccain. his family, including his mother roberta and wife cindy paying their final respects to john mccain whoend whose smile reminded us that service is a privilege and whose scars remind dollars us of the great cost that brave souls paid for our freedom. rachel: later this hour, we have a live report from the vietnam memorial where mccain's family will honor his life ahead of a ceremony at the national cathedral. ed: national guard troops meanwhile will stay on the southwest border for at least another year, james mattis authorizing up to 4,000 guardsmen to continue supporting agents nearly 2200 troops already deployed. the operation began in april as democrats call for in-n-out burger boycott over political donations. one republican is turning the table. state senator phil williams urging the popular burger change to bring its product to alabama. williams tweeting hey in-n-out burger come on to alabama. we love burgers and we love #republicans. kentucky senator rand paul also getting in on the fun tweeting a photo of himself eating an in-n-out burger. and those are your headlines. those bur

mccain, a lion of the senate, receiving honors reserved for past presidents and stat statesmen. just the 31st american to lie in state in the capitol's rotunda. the late senator's 106-year-old mother robertaomforting her granddaughter meghan. he was remembered as a warrior for the values he held dear. >> the guys at the hanoi hilton probably need therapy after he was through with them. >> reporter: the speaker of the house offering praise. >> this is one of the bravest souls our nation has produced. >> reporter: pinch hitting for the president, not invited after dismissing mccain's heroism, vice president mike pence. >> we will ever remember that john mccain served his country. and john mccain served his countryhonorably. >> reporter: a bipartisan touch scripted by mccain himself. democratic and republican leaders laying wreaths together. for the mccain family, the grief remains law. widow cindy showing remarkable strength. meghan in tears, saying "i love you." and roberto bidding farewell to the son she affectionately called johnny. among the mourners, former secretary of state henry kissinger and actors warren beatty and annette bening. as dignitaries paid their respects away from the c

roberta. but the weather did nothing to dampen the ceremony inside thend capitol ro lawmakers paid final respects, and top republicans testified to mccain's independent streak senate majority leader mitch mcconnell:d >> he woght tooth and nail for his vision of the common .ood depending on the issue, you knew john would either be your staunchest ally or youmost stubborn opponent. >> woodruff: house speaker paul ryan recalled the former navy pilot-turned-potician as plain-spoken. >> from time to time, on the receiving end of john's distinct brand of candor. and happily so. i remember thinking more than once, "yeah, he really does talk like a sailor.">> woodruff: vice president mike pence remembered a mandl of bos energy, displayed during a trip to iraq. ay>> after another 18-hour when i was literally fallingmi asleep in thle of a dinneria with iraqi off-- after the dinner, john, who was more than 20 years older than me, walked, put his hand on my shoulder and said, "m fe, we've got more meetings tonight, but why don't you turn in? you look like you could use some rest." thanksjohn. >> woodruff: mccain had openly feuded with president trump

taken back inside now, but the late senator's mother, roberta, stayed at the top of the stairs while the rest of the family walked down to see senator mccainee, he is going to go past a handful of his senate colleagues, tough it tell exactly who is over there, but i can see that there are a handful of them, democrats and republicans, and let's watch. [applause] >> peter, thank you. you know, there were moments in the ceremony that were humorous. there were funny jokes, and even telling a couple that senator mccain used to tell all the time. there were moments in the speeches from president bush and president obama-- president bush saying that john mccain remained a troublesome plebe, and they were not exempt. president obama saying what a perfect, a better way to get the last laugh than to make george and i say all of these nice things about him to a national audience. but, really, the moment that i think will be remembered most from this, from this service will be from meghan mccain. two lines will likely stand out, even though the eulogy itself covered a long history of love with her father and talking about that in an emotional way, but

mccain said to buy to her husband of the last 80 -- 38 years. it was inside the chapel of the u.s. naval academy in annapolis, maryland. is 100 sexual mother roberta was also there. all bears carried the casket and it was taken to a burial site at the academy's seven acre cemetery. in honor of the former pilot, they issued a missing man formation above the cemetery. speaking to cadets last october, john mccain said that he had a complicated relationship with the naval academy, joking about the extra duty he earned when he broke the rules. he told them that over the years, he came to appreciate the lessons that he had learned about courage, humility, and sacrifice. >>> the embattled catholic archbishop is asking for forgiveness is mourning after grand jury report found that he mishandled allegations of child abuse within the church. he address the so-called bruises left by the allegation. that was during morning mass yesterday. he said that he wished he could undo his decisions. >> if this is a statement, does not really cover what was unveiled. >> the investigation covered more than 300 priests accused of sexually abusing more than 1000 child vict

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 is my great honor to be here. in the long history of our nation, only 30 americans have lain 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, john mccain joins those ranks. the son and grandson of four-star admirals, john came from a family that prized military service. he entered the united states naval academy when he was just 17 years old. his service as a naval 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 sake of his