in 2008 he was a republic —— presidential candidate, but he was criticised as choosing sarah pailin asunning mate. ultimately he was to lose to history in the form of barack obama. i wish the outcome had been different, my friends, the road was a difficult one from the outset. but your support and friendship never wavered. in the divisive and aggressive world of american politics, there was all is respect shown between resident obama and john mccain the. but donald trump didn't always show him such courtesy. he is not a war hero. he isa war courtesy. he is not a war hero. he is a war hero because he was captured, i like people that work captured, i like people that work captured, ok? —— that were not. he was a war hero because he was captured! it's influence was obvious in the twilight of his career, after brain surgery he walked into the senate and stock donald trump's attem pts senate and stock donald trump's atte m pts to senate and stock donald trump's attempts to get rid of the obama ca re attempts to get rid of the obama care reforms, with a grand gesture he turned his thumb down

on the other hand we have had a comment from sarah pailin, talking aboutjohn mccain as being a maverickthey will have fond memories of each other. scientists in london and texas say they've made a significant step towards an effective treatment for the fatal muscle—wasting disorder, duchenne muscular dystrophy. using a technique known as gene editing, the researchers were able to correct the dna of a small group of dogs with the condition. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. part beagle, part king charles spaniel, these young dogs all have duchenne muscular dystrophy. the condition mostly affects males in both dogs and humans, and it gets progressively worse as they age. now look at the contrast with these females, who carry the faulty gene but are unaffected. the dogs are part of a groundbreaking project published in the journal science involving the royal veterinary college and the university of texas. this research involved editing the dogs' genome, the recipe book for life. a faulty gene in the dna causes their disease, duchenne muscular dystrophy. the gene editing syste

but when it comes to donald trump and his running mate sarah pailin, that idea of him not inviting themovershadow some events, particularly at the washington national cathedral, which will take place on saturday. if you listen to president trump, he has been someone has been very critical ofjohn mccain, he has questioned whether he should be regarded as a war hero, famously making those statements that a war hero is not someone who gets captured, as he was during the vietnam war. the president has been careful with what he said and perhaps some of the events of this week in which we have seen the flag raised and lowered to half mast on a couple of occasions have not necessarily week showed the president in the best light. on the other hand we have had a comment from sarah palin, talking aboutjohn mccain as being a maverick, a fighter and a friend. perhaps, although she wasn't invited, they will have fond memories of each other. scientists in london and texas say they've made a significant step towards an effective treatment for the fatal muscle—wasting disorder, duchenne muscular dystro

tribute, but noticeably no invitation to the current president or to his presidential running mate, sarah pailinose who have not been invited. it must be remembered, john mccain, offer all these political tributes, was also a man who did have a little enemies. he was somebody who always advocated a muscularforeign policy, was somebody who always advocated a muscular foreign policy, which sometimes, particularly anti—war campaigners, really felt he was a man who was not on their side. there is that danger and sometimes thinking ofjohn mccain is a man who represented everyone. that is not the case. certainly when it comes to the case. certainly when it comes to the current president, donald trump, andindeed the current president, donald trump, and indeed his running mate, sarah pailin, that idea of him not inviting them is going to be something that is perhaps overshadowing some of the events that take place, particularly at the washington national cathedral, which will take place on saturday. now, if you listen to president trump, he has been someone who has been very critical ofjohn mccain. he h

but his campagin was not without mistakes and he was criticised as choosing sarah pailin as his running mate. ultimately, he was to lose to history in the form of barack obama. i wish the outcome had been different, my friends, the road was a difficult one from the outset. but your support and friendship never wavered. in the divisive and aggressive world of american politics, there was always respect shown between pesident obama and john mccain. but donald trump didn't always show mccain such courtesy. he's not a war hero. he is a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured, 0k? i hate to tell you. he was a war hero because he was captured! his influence was still obvious in the twilight of his career. after brain surgery, he walked into the senate and stopped donald trump's attempts to get rid of the obamacare health reforms. with a grand gesture, he turned his thumb down. john mccain was a fighter till the end. he lived longer than expected after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. his family said it was with his usual strength of will t

sarah pailin from the great state of alaska. his choice in 2008 to nominate the inexperienced sarah palin as his running mate, a craven bid to excite the conservative base. she made it a dispiriting campaign. while mccain put down racist attacks against berwick obama. .. he is an arab. he's not? no, he is a decent, family man, citizen that ijust happen to have disagreement with on fundamental issues. sarah pailin pandered to the worst of nativist prejudice, telling media that barack obama was packed palin around with terrorists. he may have lost anyway but choosing sarah pailin may have been the worst political mistake ever made. and he recognised it. america mourned mccain's death and now the world mourns him, too. he was seen as now the world mourns him, too. he was seen as a now the world mourns him, too. he was seen as a defiant believer in the valleys of american leadership. and in this year of isolation and uncertain dolan uncertainty, this grumpy senator from arizona will be missed more than ever. just a short time ago ric

presidential candidate, but his campaign was not without mistakes and he was criticised for choosing sarah pailinmately, was to lose to history in the form of america's first black president. i wish the outcome had been different, my friends. the road was a difficult one from the outset. barack obama is, alongside president george w bush, expected to give a eulogy at his funeral. in a statement, mr obama said: but the current president didn't always show his fellow republican such respect. he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that were not captured, i hate to tell you. after surgery to remove a blood clot, john mccain made a point of walking into the senate and blocking mr trump's attempts to repeal the obamaca re health reforms. with a grand gesture, he simply turned his thumb down. at the white house, whichjohn mccain was never given the opportunity to serve, the flag has been lowered to half—mast. on friday, he chose to stop receiving medical treatment for the aggressive form of brain cancer he had been suffering from. his family said he took that decision with his usual stre

presidential candidate, but his campaign was not without mistakes and he was criticised for choosing sarah pailins to lose to history in the form of america's first black president. i wish the outcome had been different, my friends. the road was a difficult one from the outset. barack obama is, alongside president george w bush, expected to give a eulogy at his funeral. in a statement, mr obama said: but the current president didn't always show his fellow republican such respect. he's a war hero because he was captured. after surgery to remove a blood clot, john mccain made a point of walking into the senate and blocking mr trump's attempts to repeal the obamacare health reforms. with a grand gesture, he simply turned his thumb down. at the white house, whichjohn mccain was never given the opportunity to serve, the flag has been lowered to half—mast. on friday, he chose to stop receiving medical treatment for the aggressive form of brain cancer he had been suffering from. his family said he took that decision with his usual strength of will. butjohn mccain was a man who never gave up hope in poli

presidential candidate, but his campaign was not without mistakes and he was criticised for choosing sarah pailinhis running mate. ultimately, he was to lose to history, in the form of barack obama. i wish the outcome had been different, my friends. the road was a difficult one from the outset. but your support and friendship never wavered. his influence was still obvious in the twilight of his career. after brain surgery, he walked into the senate and stopped donald trump's attempts to get rid of the obamacare health reforms. with a grand gesture, he turned his thumb down. john mccain was a fighter to the end. he lived longer than expected after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. his family said it was with his usual strength of will that he chose to stop receiving medical treatment. but he was a man who never gave up hope, in politics or in his own personal battles. i hope to impress on you again that it is an honour to serve the american people in your company. senatorjohn mccain, who has died at the age of 81. a search operation is under way for two missing fishermen, af

presidential candidate, but his campaign was not without mistakes and he was criticised for choosing sarah pailinthe form of america's first black president. i wish the outcome had been different, my friends. the road was a difficult one from the outset. barack 0bama is, alongside president george w bush, expected to give a eulogy at his funeral. in a statement, mr 0bama said: they were members of different generations, came from completely different backgrounds and competed at the highest level of politics. but he insisted they shared for all their differences, a fidelity to something higher. but the current president didn't always show his fellow republican such respect. he's a war hero because he was captured. after surgery to remove a blood clot, john mccain made a point of walking into the senate and blocking mr trump's attempts to repeal the 0bamacare health reforms. with a grand gesture, he simply turned his thumb down. at the white house, whichjohn mccain was never given the opportunity to serve, the flag has been lowered to half—mast. on friday, he chose to stop receiving medical treatme

presidential candidate, but his campaign was not without mistakes and he was criticised for choosing sarah pailintimately, was to lose to history in the form of america's first black president. i wish the outcome had been different, my friends. the road was a difficult one from the outset. barack 0bama is, alongside president george w bush, expected to give a eulogy at his funeral. in a statement, mr 0bama said: they were members of different generations, came from completely different backgrounds and competed at the highest level of politics. but he insisted they shared for all their differences, a fidelity to something higher. but the current president didn't always show his fellow republican such respect. he's a war hero because he was captured. after surgery to remove a blood clot, john mccain made a point of walking into the senate and blocking mr trump's attempts to repeal the 0bamacare health reforms. with a grand gesture, he simply turned his thumb down. at the white house, whichjohn mccain was never given the opportunity to serve, the flag has been lowered to half—mast. on friday, he cho

first-term alaska governor sarah pailin. after bizarre interviews, many campaign aides considered her a liability. >> putin rares his head and comes into the air space of the united states. >> reporter: mccain would never say he regretted choosing pae i. he never talks about it? >> no. and he never will. >> reporter: still, he worked to stay out of gutter politics taking the mike from a voter who claimed barack obama was arab. >> no, ma'am. >> reporter: giving a concession speech that marked the historic moment for the country. >> this is an historic election and i recognize the special significance it has for african-americans. and for the special pride that must be theirs tonight. >> reporter: mccain settled into life as a senior statesman and fulfilled a dream of becoming senate arms services chairman and traveled around the world every chance he got and informal diplomat and informed senator. when president trump was elected, he visited 26 countries answers four continents in the first months of 2017 alone. he lining to