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 comrades. he enudred five and a half years of confinement and torture. then, as now, americans marve

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in the long history of our nation, only 30 americans have laid 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 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 comrades, he endured five and a half years of confinement and torture. then as now, americans marvelled at the iron will of john mccain. but captivity did not diminish john's sense of calling. or his commitment to mission. as he would later say, i fell in love with my country when i was a prisoner in someone else's. after he made it home, john traded service in the uniform of the united states for service in congress. exchanging the rank of captain for congressman and lat

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 sake of his comrades, he endured five and a half years of confinement and torture. then as now, amer

i want to thank, once again, our united states capitol police. they were quick to act when my office received this threat. they sent the information on to the capitol police and the capitol police found out that this man had a -- some real serious concerns and it was hard to track him down because he was trying to use aliases but they found him and he is in custody -- in federal custody and hopefully he gets a serious sentence. you can't allow this kind of threats and violence against people based on political views. >> laura: did he have postings on social media about you? did he have a -- was it a purely political axe to grind? mentally deranged or a combination of both? >> clearly he had some strong disagreements with my political views and others. he threatened others as well. he's going to have to account to that. and the justice department has him now but my thanks and true appreciation goes out to our law enforcement and united states capitol police acting quickly and working with new york authorities to make sure he got into custody. >> l

. >> american service members in dress uniform carrying senator john mccain into the united states capitol the final time. the skies opened when an august rain as the casket ascended the steps on the east front. inside the senate majority leader defie dee dee find mccais life of service. >> aviator who barely scraped through school and then fought for freedom in the skies. and who became a generational leader in the united states senate where our nation airs its great debates. >> speaker paul ryan noted the range of mccain's tireless work on behalf of causes bigger than self- >> a man yes of the senate but also a man of the house u a navy man. a family man, a man who made an enormous difference in the lives of countless people. a man of conviction. in a symbol of bipartisan mcconnell and democratic counterpart chuck schumer laid wreath filed by ryan and democratic leader nancy pelosi on behalf of the house. representing the trump administration was vice president mike pence, who says he was sent by the president to pay his respects. >> on behalf of a grateful nation, we will ever remember

it's deeply humbling to stand before you today at the united states capitol to commemorate the life andtriot. 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 lain in state in the united states capitol rotunda. today, as a reflection of 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 naval academy when he was just 17 years old. his service as a naval aviator took him around 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 come rerades. he endured 5 1/2 years of confinement and torture. then as now, americans marveled at the iron will of john mccain. but captivity did

in the long history of our nation only 30 americans have laid in state here in the united states capitol 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 naval academy when he was just 17 years old. his service as a naval aviator took him around the world and eventually to vietnam. it was there on his 23rd bombing run that john was captured. refusing early release, he endured five and a half years of confinement and torture. then as now, americans marvelled at the iron will of john mccain. captivity did not diminish john's sense of calling, or his commitment to mission. as he would later say, i fell in love with my country when i was a prisoner in someone else's. after he made it home, john traded service in the juuniformf the united states for service in congress. exchanging the rank of captain for congressman and later senator. for 35 years john served in these very halls under this very dome. he fought for

sitting -- sitting that we do so right here in the rotunda of the united states capitol. with a memory the american people is enshrined. it was a real blessing to our .amily and a wonderful support more than that, read realize that god did the honor. that daddy would not want, i try to tell them think sometimes like daddy, think you're being obedient. no honey, it is all him. daddy thank you for being available to god. no all him. he would not take any compliment. he was always giving honor to god. to the said i am the way to truth and the light. to the fall except their me. that is the way to god, is through jesus. that is the full chapter he says, neither is salvation anything ever there is no other name under heaven given among men. buddha said the end of his life, i am still searching for truth. jesus is the truth. he is the light. >> tonight, 8 p.m. eastern, america and turmoil. we look at the media's role, discussing the televised coverage of the war in vietnam. theonauts orbiting the moon power of the media's ability to capture america at its most volatile, vulnera

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the body of the late senatorjohn mccain, is now lying in state at the united states capitol rotunda whereplace. the public are now able to view his casket as they pay their respects. senator mccain's funeral service will take place at washington's national cathedral on saturday. former presidents george w bush and barack obama, each of whom defeated mr mccain in their races for the white house — will offer their tributes. you're watching bbc world news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the wall streetjournal is reporting that talks between the united states and canada aimed at reaching a deal on the north american free trade agreement ended on friday with no agreement. also the eu has announced it plans the end of daylight saving time. the european commission says 84% of people surveyed wanted to stop switching between summertime and wintertime. the change would need the support of the eu parliament and member states on as the commission said that ultimately it will be the decision of each sovereign state which time they choose to keep. coca cola has agreed

he did and tonight rob in the online edition of the washington post newspaper here in the united states capitol the editorial simply the headline on the editorial about mccain's passing read simply the irreplaceable american rob thank you very much indeed william schneider is a political analyst and he says john mccain's admired by people on both sides of the political divide in the u.s. . he's a beloved figure not primarily for his ideology or his partisanship which are overvalued these days but because of his personal qualities i remember covering the twenty eight republican primaries and we wondered how did john mccain do so well among republicans when he departed from conservative orthodoxy on a lot of issues and the answer was his votes came from republicans who admired him as a person as a heroic figure as a person of great.

in the long history of our nation, only 30 americans have laid in state here in the united states capitolreflection 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 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 comrades, he endured five.5 years of confinement and torture. then as now, americans marvelled at the iron will of john mccain. but captivity did not diminish john's sense of calling. for h or his commitment to mission. as he would later say, i fell in love with my country when i was a prisoner in someone else's. and after he made it home, john traded service in the uniform of the united states for service in congress, exchanging the rank of captain for congressman and later senator. for 35 y

to do so finally the headline in the editorial section of the washington post here in the united states capitol reads simply the irreplaceable american tributes to one of the last of an american breed. one hundred fifty migrants have been allowed to leave an italian coast guard ship after being held in a port in sicily for days and it is interior minister has been refusing to let the refugees disembark since monday he demanded other e.u. states take in some of the group local prosecutors are now investigating mateo salvini for abuse of office kidnap and illegal arrest peru has imposed new entry restrictions to try to limit the flow of migrants from venezuela the peruvian government says asylum seekers must now carry passports previously to get into the country using just a venezuelan national id card but in a sanchez reports from the peruvian city of tomba on the northern border with ecuador. hoping to escape the economic hardship gripping the country desperate venus williams are pouring into peter's worry with it whether by bus by car or by foot before saturday's deadline meant to tighten entr

he did and tonight rob in the online edition of the washington post newspaper here in the united states capitol the editorial simply the headline on the editorial about mccain's passing read simply the irreplaceable america rob thank you very much indeed william stein is a political analyst and he says john mccain's admired by people on both sides of the political divide in the u.s. he's a beloved figure not primarily for his ideology or his partisanship which are overvalued these days but because of his personal qualities i remember covering the twenty eight republican primaries and we wondered how did john mccain do so well among republicans when he departed from conservative orthodoxy on a lot of issues we answer was his votes came from republicans who admired him as a person as a heroic figure as a person of great moral leadership they admired his records his experience his values it was very very personal for most voters not just republicans who supported john mccain and some democrats who supported him as well when he was captured in vietnam he refused to be released to the north vietname

the united states capitol historical society hosted this 45-minute program. william: those of you in the d.c. history community know matt by name, if not in person. among other things, he runs a blog, you can access and also he is the author of the poem, "the intowner, what once was." again, the d.c. history conference, matt has been involved with it. the journal the history puts -- history site puts out. anything history in d.c., you also run the d.c. history listserv, so thank you for that on behalf of the city. today, he is going to be talking about james garfield, his death and efforts to commemorate his life and death here in washington, d.c. i won't say too much more about it because i don't want to steal his steam, so please join me in welcoming matt. [applause] matthew: thank you very much. the story i'm going to tell might be ripped from today's recent headlines. there was a presidential memorial delayed for years, caught up in congressional infighting, legislation pending to displace the memorial and replace it with another. a powerful lobby behind

his mother, roberta mccain, 106 years old was on hand for the memorial service here at the united states capitol his condolences to her. the final words of public praise came from the senate chaplain. >> we gave thanks for the consequential life of senator john mccain. a drum major for courage, truth and justice. a beautiful tribute as folks here in washington and along the east coast say their good buys to a legendary figure. trace? >> trace: thanks, mike. now back to the frank frank funeral. ron isley performing "his eye is on the sparrow." watch. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> trace: yeah, put your hands together for ron isley. he still sounds great. ron isley, the founding member of the isley brothers. the aretha franklin funeral is in the fourth or fifth hour. family and friends say a very warm good-bye to aretha franklin. ♪ that, of course, ariana grande saying one of the queen of soul's biggest songs. bill clinton spoke about why people all turned out. watch him. >> she lived with courage. not without fear, but overcoming her fears. she lived with faith, not without failure, but overcoming

only the 30th person to lie in state in the united states capitol rotunda. v.i.p. speeches for this type of event. mitch mcconnell, paul ryan, vice president mike pence representing the trump administration and also some bipartisan presentation of wreaths. mcconnell and schumer, ryan and pelosi and one by the vice president. we expect the president's cabinet. chairman of the joint chiefs of staffs and respective chiefs and diplomatic corps to be on hand. arrivals next hour with the ceremony to be in the 11:00 a.m. eastern hour. >> jon: what's the tone been like on capitol hill since the senator died? >> sadness. a lot of senators talking about mccain as the mentor to him. his commitment to our men and women in uniform. his willingness to fight on issues he believed deeply about. a sample of that tone from the senate leaders. >> more than 30 years as a senator he never failed to marshall a razor sharp wit, a big heart and fiery spirit. >> we can try as he did to put country before party. we can try as we always did to speak truth to power. >> mcconnell says the sena

in the long history of our nation only 30 americans have lain in state here in the united states capitolns those ranks. and our country hold him, senator john mccainjoins those ranks. the son and grandson of 4—star admirals. john came from a family that prized military service. he entered the us naval academy at 17 years old. his service as a naval aviator took around the world and to the war in vietnam. was there on his 23rd bombing run, thatjohn was shot down and captured. refusing early release for the sake of his comrades, he endured five and a half years of confinement and torture. then, as now, americans marvelled at the iron will ofjohn mccain. but captivity did not diminish his sense of calling. all his commitment to mission. as he would later say, i fell in love with my country when i was a prisoner in someone else‘s. and after he made it home, john traded service in the uniform of the united states for service in congress, exchanging the rank of captain for congressman and later senator. for 35 years, john served in these very halls under this very dome. and he fought for what

we saw this play out in phoenix, arizona in the state capitol where his body lie in state, now at the unitedtes capitol. 87 degrees i'm told there right now. i'm betting it's humid. only get a few seconds to pass and move on. we have long, long crowds. this is the type of stuff that we saw with ronald reagan and his funeral back in 2004. the effect that this senator tried twice for the presidency is having goes beyond anything that we have seen in recent history. the body to lie in state, something awarded to 30 americans. a former homeland security secretary, governor of pennsylvania. so much more, tom ridge. served his country honorably. >> how about those lines? >> neil: incredible. >> and respect, aretha sings it and john lived it. the lines put an exclamation point on it. it's about respect and civility. >> neil: and i like the way you joined the two. very much going on today. but in this case, i wonder, did the outpouring of emotion and obvious aren't surprise even you? >> yes. in fair comment, a great question, given the acrimony that you and i associate with the give and take of poli

i first want to thank, once again, our united states capitol police.to act when my office received this threat. capitol police did research, found out that this man has had some real serious concerns. it was hard to track him down because he was trying to use aliases. but ultimately they found him. he's in federal custody. and hopefully he gets a serious sentence because you can't allow this kind of threats and violence against peoples based on their political voous. >> views. >> did he have postings on social media about you? was it a purely political ax to grind? is he mentally deranged or a combination of both? >> clearly he had strong disagreements with my political views and others. there were others that he threatened as well. he's going to have to account for that. the justice department has him now. the police acted quickly and worked with the new york authority to make sure that he got into custody. >> does what you see with antifa across the country, taking over this portland i.c.e. office, black hoods, the beatdowns and intimidations of cons

his body will travel to washington and lie in state at the united states capitol rotunda friday, afterial friday, president bush and barack obama will deliver eulogy at the cathedral before he's laid to rest at the u.s. naval academy on sunday. >>> today, a moment of silence on the stock market floor and remembrances across the globe including in vietnam where mccain spent 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war. >> he was a warrior and peacemaker. >>> back in washington, the americanla capitol at half-staff. at the white house, the flag returned to its regular position before being lowered again late this afternoon. soon after president trump released a statement that reads in part, despite our differences on policy and politics, iry specific senator john mccain's service to our country. within the last hour, president trump told reporters we very much appreciate everything senator mccain has done for our country. still, despite these comments the president is not expected to attend any of this week's memorial events, live in phoenix. marcy gonzalez. >>> john mccain's former campaign manager

after a private arrival ceremony tomorrow morning, john mccain's body will lie in state at the united states capitolere will be a memorial service at the washington national cathedral on saturday and a private burial ceremony at the u.s. naval academy in annapolis on sunday that's our broadcast for tonight. thank you for being with us. good night from nbc news headquarters in new york. >>> tonight on "all in" -- >> i need to open up a company for the transfer. >> donald trump's vault of secrets. >> you never know the company. >> new reporting by the "new york times" that michael cohen and donald trump were attempting to buy decades worth of dirt from the "national enquirer." >> i've always that, why didn't the "national enquirer" get the pulitzer prize -- >> then, saying that jeff sessions is safe until the mid-terms as he reportedly mocks his accent. >> make america great again. >> plus, how the birther candidate is now enacting

after a private arrival ceremony tomorrow morning, john mccain's body will lie in state at the united states capitolda. there will be a memorial service at the washington national cathedral on saturday and a private burial ceremony at the u.s. naval academy in annapolis on sunday that's our broadcast for tonight. thank you for being with us. good night from nbc news headquarters in new york. ♪ >>> this morning it was a raucous rally in evansville. the president held an event in indiana while behind the scenes his legal team prepares for the possibility of impeachment. >>> plus, after an emotional church service in arizona, the remains of senator john mccain have arrived in washington ahead of ceremonies at the u.s. capitol. >>> and a deadly crash in new mexico leaves seven dead and dozens injured. police say a semi trailer collided head on into a dray hound bus carrying nearly 50 people. good morning, everyo

united states at half-staff until the days of his internment. i asked vice president mike pence to offer address at ceremony honoring senator mccain at united states capitol this friday, at the request of the mccain family i authorized military transportation of senator mccain's remains from arizona to washington, d.c., military pallbearers and band support and horse and caisson transportation during the service at the united states naval academy. finally i have asked general john kelly and secretary james mattis and john bolton to represent our administration at his services. david: there was a while a gap between the time the announcement was made by the president and passing of senator mccain. a lot of criticism was heaped on the president, for not speaking out specifically about john mccain and his service to the country. he did send his sympathies to the family of john mccain. this is the first time he specifically emphasized the service of john mccain to the country and in fact what he would do to honor that service. >> yes. so we're going to stick with the president and his discussions today with mexico and go back to our own edward lawrence who is

state capitol. the first of four days which will include a memorial service tomorrow in phoenix as well. on friday, the united states capitol. they don't do that for too many folks. they are it for the maverick. on saturday, a funeral service at the washington national cathedral. a burial at the naval academy in annapolis. a formal goodbye to one of the countries most beloved senators. well-deserved, well-respected. in heat, more than willing to d do. before i had the shooting, burning, of diabetic nerve pain these feet... ... made waves in high school... ...and built a career in construction. but i couldn't bear my diabetic nerve pain any longer. so i talked to my doctor and he prescribed lyrica. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, unusual changes in mood or behavior, swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling or blurry vision. common side effects: dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs, and feet. don't drink alcohol while tak

you can see a lot of people, outpouring of respect for senator mccain in the rotunda of the united states capitoltomorrow, there's going to be a memorial service for senator mccain at the national cathedral in washington. let's get back to detroit. former president bill clinton has now stood, he's walking to the mike, limit's hear what he has to say. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, bishop. rev. smith, mrs. ellis, members of aretha's family. for giving hillary and me a chance to show up. . [applause] and just say, we started out not as a president and first lady, senator, secretary of state. we started out like aretha groupies or something. [laughing] i mean, she was only about, um, four years older than me, five years older than hillary. so when we're getting out of college, was when she finally had her big breakthroughs. one thing i want to say to all of the young people in the audience, yes she had the voice of a generation, maybe the voice of a century. yet she was born into a musical culture. she sat on the steps in her home and listened to art tatum, maybe the greatest jazz pianist of al

after a private arrival ceremony tomorrow morning, john mccain's body will lie in state at the united states capitolrvice at the washington national cathedral on saturday and a private burial ceremony at the u.s. naval academy in annapolis on sunday that's our broadcast for tonight. thank you for being with us. good night from nbc news pop quiz. ready? american history pop quiz. who was the head of the republican party at the height of the watergate crisis? who was the head of the republican party when nixon resigned? poppy bush. george h.w. bush was the chairman of the republican national committee from early 1973 until just after nixon resigned in the fall of 1974. and when he was head of the republican party in the summer of '73 right after white house counsel john dean started testifying about nixon before the senate watergate committee,

capitol. we often don't get a chance to just pause and experience a moment like that. >> in the long history of our nation, only 30 americans have lain in state here in the united statestol rotunda. today as a reflection of the esteem in which his colleagues and our country hold him, senator john mccain joins those ranks. >> generations of americans will continue to marvel at the man who lies before us. the cocky, handsome, naval aviator who barely scraped through school and then fought for freedom in the skies. >> we have this beautiful thing, the chance to do for this man what he did for us, to stand up. because all of this, all of this is worth fighting for. >> lord, we are grateful for his efforts to do what was in the country's best interests and for providing inspiration that kept our nation strong. it's kind of like playing your own version of best ball. because here, you can choose any car in the aisle, even if it's a better car class than the one you reserved. so no matter what, you're guaranteed to have a perfect drive. [laughter] (vo) go national. go like a pro. see what i did there? i couldn't catch my breath. it was the last song of the night. it felt lik

we are overlooking the united states capitol this evening as we also keep a watch on the vietnam veterans memorial here in washington, d.c. one of our nation's most iconic, most solemn monuments you can see a veteran there putting his hand against the wall as he walks by. it will be the site this evening of a candlelight remembrance in honor of senator john mccain who spent five and a half years in prison in the hanoi hilton. so we will keep a close eye on that. bring you back there later tonight. several stories to get to this evening. shocking accusations leveled at the very top executives tonight at nbc news. did they bury the story on harvey weinstein and why? trace gallagher live in our west coast newsroom with these allegations this evening. hi, trace. >> hi, martha. the accusations come from former nbc producer rich mchugh until this month worked in nbc's investigative unit. in august of last year mccune and ronan pharaoh were working on the harvey weinstein story as they were about to fly to los angeles to interview a woman with credible allegations of rape against weinstein rich

we're really happy to be part of this series, from the united states capitol historical society today and really excited about these lectures about concerning congressional capacity. we're happy to welcome you to the library of congress. jacob and i both work here at the library, so it's great to be hosting this lecture here today. a little background, this research started in 2009, really, when a few people got together at the congressional research service and sat around and wondered, how are members of congress using social media? which was really basically the question that we asked ourselves. and fast forward, it's nine years later, and we've done a number of projects. there was number of crs reports published on this topic. there was a number of university-wide year-long projects done in conjunction with a number of public policy and public administration programs. and also a number of peer reviewed journal articles published. but i think right now we're at the point where we want to be able to try to say something, to step back a little built and look at the -- step back a litt

he will lie in state in the rotunda of the united states capitol. it doesn't happen that often. ual to have in . technically known as lying in state since he is a member of congress. and a public official. after that, whenever that does happen, there will be a full dress service, memorial service at the magnificent national cathedral which is uptown across town in washington here where president obama and president bush are expected to speak among others as well as vice president pence. so a full slate of pomp and ceremony to honor a man that many are saying is a great american hero over the course of the last 24 hours. since we all learned of his passing. richard? >> and vic, walking in the halls in the very place you stand right now. >> that's right. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. >> okay. >> i want to bring many nbc news national political reporter. mike, one of the individuals that will stand out for john mccain's family will be a person with the name biden. tell us about that. >> yeah, it's really a striking political moment in this country as we have the president of

it is deeply humbling to stand before you today at the united states capitol to commemorate the lifehold him, senatorjohn mccainjoins his colleagues and our country hold him, senatorjohn mccain joins those ranks. the son and grandson of 4—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 around the world, eventually to the war in vietnam. it was there, on his 23rd bombing run, john was shot down and captured. refusing early release for the sake of his comrade ts, release for the sake of his comrade ‘s, he endured five and a half years of confinement and torture. then, as now, americans marvelled at the aaron will —— iron will ofjohn mccain. he would later say, ifell in love with my country when i was a prisoner in someone else's. after he made it home, john traded service in the uniform of united states for service in congress. he exchanged the rank of captain for congressmen, and later senator. for 35 years, john served in these very halls under this very

capitol on friday where his body will lie in the united states capital, something not often done androcession passed the vietnam memorial and the cathedral and burial next to one of his good buddies from the vietnam war, the u.s. naval academy in annapolis on sunday. it all begins now to remember a time and a guy who just thought this country was great and he wasn't, this country seems to feel slightly differently. not about the country not being great abou but about him not being great. david stockman was warning us of present-day bills. >> where is the most profound bubble to you. >> i think the most profound bubble is in nasdaq at 8000. people said last time in the year 2000 when the nasdaq went march 27, 2000, don't worry, with 13% above the 50 day moving averages, all the charts are great, 13 days later it was down to 3200. >> all right, we want to balance that out. we tried to every show get a bowl and a bear, someone who's optimistic, someone who's not. they simply don't buy what he was saying. with the bolt market will last another six or seven or eight years. he joined the s

. ♪ february 21st, the president of the united states arrives at capitol airport new peking, the people'sc of china. this is the first of a series of state visits that will take the american president across the continents of europe and asia. president richard nixon is greeted by premiere. during the next eight days, the two nations will begin the process of slowly bridging diplomatic barriers. ♪ >> so, that was a big deal. that handshake was a big deal to see richard nixon, who had been a hard-line anti-communist during his whole career, who had railed against democrats for having lost china to communism in 1949, undertake this trip, make that handshake, combined with the s.a.l.t. i agreements. he did all this while he also conducted a ruthless secret bombing campaign against the north vietnamese to try to bring the vietnam war to an end. many credited nixon's foreign policy achievements with his landslide victory against george mcgovern in 1972. conservatives disagreed with what nixon was doing between 1969 and '72. they saw it as a mistake. one of the earliest critics of detente came f

the motorcade makes its way over here to the united states capitol later this morning and the senator's wooden platform that was built for president lincoln's funeral. and that's what the -- where the casket will be placed later today. there will be a ceremony here at the capitol, begins late morning about 11:00 in the morning. speaker paul ryan, mitch mcconnell, senato vice president mike pence will be speaking there. the public will be allowed in and expecting thousands from across the country to line up and pay their final respects to senator mccain here in washington. ainsley, brian, pete, back to you guys in new york. >> thanks. you cannot miss this. ainsley: hand it over to jillian who has more headlines. jillian: watching a number of stories including. this president trump wants to block pay raises for civilian federal workers. writing a letter to house and senate leaders we must maintain efforts to put our nation on a fiscally sustainable course and federal agency budgets cannot sustain such increases. across the board 2.1% civilian federal workers will take effect in january un

extraordinary life of senator john mccain are scheduled for here on capitol hill and in the washington area. senator will lie in state and the unitedl rotunda on friday morning with a formal ceremony taking place in the rotunda that morning. on saturday, national memorial service will be held at the national cathedral with family, friends, congressional colleagues, staff, and some world leaders invited that on sunday, private memorial service will take place the u.s. naval academy in annapolis, maryland, where mccain will be laid to rest next to his naval academy classmate and lifelong friend. his senate colleagues are remembering how he showed them how things are done in the senate. >> over the years, we had a wonderful relationship and he was a real mentor to me. i think this is the part of john mccain that a lot of people don't know about is that he took younger senators under his wing and in my case, he taught me so much about national security and foreign policy, even when we didn't always agre agree. >> mccain has received a great deal of credit from colleagues for putting his country ahead of his political party being a mave

had to say. >> in the long history of our nation only 30 americans have lain in state in the united states capitollection of esteem which his colleagues and our country hold him, senator john mccain joins those ranks. reporter: those were part of the remarks. at other moments, stuart, they turned more personal. we heard this from other members of congress served with senator mccain. when vice president was member of congress he told a story about traveling over to iraq. it was a long day, they had gone through something like 18-hour day. pointed out senator mccain was more than 20 years older than him, the vice president had been falling asleep literally as he told it with a group of iraqi officials. after the meeting was over, senator mccain tapped on his shoulder, said you know what mike, you need to turn in a little bit early today. that got a few chuckles from the family members gathered there. speaking of family members, as we were watching many of them, beginning with the senator's widow, you -- kennedy mccain paid respect to the casket, the senator's 10 of-year-old mother, roberta mccain wa

i never thought that i would see it here in the united states >> reporter: on capitol hill mixed reactioncalled him a butthead and i meant it. i think he's given the national intelligence community a bad name >> this had an eerie memory of an enemy's list. >> reporter: the president provided no evidence that brennan improperly used his security clearance the director of national intelligence was not informed of this decision. brian? >> susan mcginness, thank you very much. >> all right let's check on the other headlines including the latest on that absolutely devastating bridge collapse in genoa, italy. phillip? >> good morning. the search for survivors continues following that dramatic bridge collapse in genoa, italy at least 38 people were left dead there the interior minister declined to say how many people may still be trapped underneath that debris the investigation into the cause is now focusing on possible design flaws in the 51-year-old bridge as well as past maintenance. >>> in raleigh, north carolina a frontier airlines flight made an emergency landing due to an unknown odor in

reporter: in a couple of days they will bring john mccain's body to the united states capitol to liele of the capitol rotunda. no one has laid in state since the late senator from hawaii who died in december of 2012. there will be an honor guard standing around the casket and members of the public will file into the rotunda and be able to pay their final respects to john mccain. in the final days of john mccain being here last fall he had been getting treatment and some reporters talked with him in the hallway and he said something very pragmatic. he said well every life has to end somehow. he was very resigned if this was the fate that was in-store for him and he has not been on capitol hill since the 7th of december. ed: chad you have been reporting that democrat leader in the senate chuck schumer has come up with this idea to name the russel senate office building the very first senate office building in history others have spouted up rename it in honor of john mccain. i saw in the last five minutes nancy pelosi put out a statement saying she thinks it's a great idea. should we se

friday, the late senator becomes the dirty first person in the history of the united state to lie in state at the u.s. capitol. vice president mike s., defense secretary jim mattis, adviser john bolton attending to represent the trump administration. google blatantly suppressing conservative media outlets from american searching for trump and the site to show interesting places. 96% of the results are national left-wing media in the first 100 results and it appears most frequently. 21 times following by "washington post" and nbc. that is tough going. joining us tonight, social media stars, president trump most loyal supporters, diamond and silk. great to see you in great to have you with us. i take it that you are not surprised of that google is, well, sort of handing conservatives from their search results with president trump. >> no, it is not surprising. and to us it is tyranny. he had been media outlet along with google take it in their suppressing voices of conservatives. not only that, but pages where we can be president trump for good news about what is going on in our country when it comes to this pre

thanks and staying in the united states and the body of the late senator john mccain has been brought to the capitol in washington to lobby in state family friends lawmakers and other guests including some celebrities have gathered for a ceremony to honor the republican senator and congressional leaders from both parties are expected to deliver remarks shortly later the rotunda will open to the public for ordinary americans to pay their respects and just a quick note this is only the thirty first individual who has been given this honor in the history of the united states. well now the days of changing the clocks backwards and forwards here in europe could be numbered the european commission is today proposing an end to the switch between summer and winter time across the european union the decision comes after an online poll found that a majority of those responding want to get rid of one hour changed to winter time. let's get a quick check now some other stories that have been making news around the world and australia the catholic church has rejected a recommendation that priests break the secrec

and in the case of the president of the united states, it moves to capitol hill for potential impeachmentand the threshold there is called high crimes and misdemeanors that can be, more or less, up to the members of congress at the time that the impeachment is being considered, whether anything reaches that threshold. i don't think with the republican congress or the set of facts here that the president faces an impeachment threat any time soon in the house of representatives. if the election results change the makeup ofcongress in november, no, it could be a very different picture. because then those members of congress may be differently inclined than these members of congress are >> eamon, thank you. eamon javers in d.c. the key question for us, what is the market impact? slipping a bit following news of the legal concerns facing the president, though it is slightly higher up two points we are joined by jpmorgan strategist and wells fargo's strategist gentlemen, thank you for joining us today david, i'll start with you, the fundamentals in the market we have the strong labor market, st

when i flew a united states flag over the capitol the day after her passing and when my partisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation to award aretha the congressional gold medal, which we intend to do, we weren't only honoring her legacy as a musician, as you know. instead, we were honoring her remarkable voice. a voice that stood up for justice, that stood up for equality, that stood up for civil rights, for doing the right thing for people. when you see it and when you don't see it, quietly and loudly doing the right thing. while touching the hearts of the world. i treasure each and every opportunity i've had over the years to witness and to be with aretha, watching what she did best. my last opportunity to be with her was when i had the opportunity to take part in introducing her at her final detroit concert. she was sitting in the car before she went on. reverend jackson was with her. it was clear that she was struggling and she walked up the stairs on to the stage, and then aretha took over and did an incredible, incredible concert. and i was there in 2015 at the kennedy cen

what we have to remember is the united states is awash with human capitol. the u.s. is the land of microsoft apple intel you name it. if i could give you a list of a dozen people that are in technology that given the opportunity to serve their country would do so. the problem is they are too old and they don't want to start at the bottom of the ladder anymore. if you wanted to change their thinking here and not just promote somebody because it's their turn but to look at intel or some other organization and bring these people in. there is a lot of patriots in the technology industry. they will be making money. let's bring them in and give them three or four years. charles: on the electric grid a few years ago that was like a big hot topic and i don't know what happened. sort of faded but it's more horrible now than ever. >> it's a hot topic still. last week in the news we learned again, it's just again and again and again our country is under attack from forces outside. people like to say it's always russia but really it's everybody the lieutenant commander is absolu