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Place. that perhaps is the greatest thing you can say about any politician. yes, we have the tweet from president trump but dmar to the lengthy nearly lyrical tributes weve seen from all of the former presidents tonight. >> and geoff, we dont know all of the arrangements. we understand there is going to be -- there will be several days in arizona with the family. we expect that joe biden ive been told will be speaking there. and then there will be a tribute here a memorial at the national cathed...

To chuck larson, another veteran of the vietnam war. >> jeff, thank you very much. you saw there that washingtons power players were at the funeral. the president, he spent the day tweeting and playing golf at his course in virginia. lets go now to cnn sarah westwood who is joining us from washington. what is the white house saying about these obvious swipes at the president? anything? >> reporter: so far, victor, the white house is not even saying whether president trump watched the funeral yes...

Flyover and you cant take your eyes off of it, and for the few seconds that you are witnessing it, you are moved by it. it is a wonderful sendoff and wonderful symbol for aviator and john mccains family and those who knew him can appreciate pit most. you talked about the admiral chuck larson getting the wings at the pensacola naval station in the late 60s and they made a pact 20 years ago to be buried together. and the admiraled said to his wife i have gotten our burial place at the academy, and...

True symbol of his roots. and his wife saying that chuck has the wingman back now. and chuck todd is the-- brian t were there and describe it for us. >> right, fredricka. talking to you on the air in anticipation of this and recapping the ceremony the four f-18 fighter jets flew right over my head. our team looked up above and i was watching it live on the air when they flew right above us, and wu of them peeled off. and usually, they peel off to the side, but this is, this pilot peeled off almo...

Potreus. no better resting place than alma mater. home-made signs showed gratitude to people say was embodiment of different areas, one that values civility and humility. >> everybody makes mistake, those who admit it are seen by the public as bigger and not smaller. from a public viewing at the arizona capitol to lying in state on capitol hill and sunday funeral service at washington cathedral. >> the old man shook off scars of battle and arose to pilot one last flight up and up and up. >> john...

Also how special that was with chuck larson, wanting to be buried know his ship mate when he could have been buried at arlington but he chose the naval academy. it speaks volumes of what that meant to him. >> at arlington national cemetery my dad is buried there and earned that flyover, there will be a flyover taking place for mccain. express the significance of that, the importance of it, and the meaning behind it? >> you know, in the navy, fred, its kind of in our dna to learn to say good-bye....

Not attend. finally, there will be a private burial on sunday at the navy cemetery in annapolis. next to his naval academy classmate and life-long friend admiral chuck larson. also senator chuck schumer has suggested the building named for richard russell, lifetime supporter of segregation from georgia, where mccain had his office throughout his long tenure in the senate be renamed in john mccains honor. nbcs kelly odonnell is in arizona where shes been all weekend. and kelly, you covered him lo...

This was his request being buried next to his naval academy best friend, something the two men agreed upon 20 years ago, to be side by side at the u.s. naval academy, express to us the significance of that, that kind of close tie, you know, forever with the naval academy and why this is the more fitting final resting place for him. >> you know, i never got to go to the naval academy. i applied and didnt get in. i have served with many naval academy graduates and had the chance to teach history t...

Naval classmate admiral chuck larson. mccain talked about this decision before his death in his book "the restless wave." >> and then take my leave bound for a place near my chuck larson in the cemetery back where it began. >> it was a pact the two made decades ago. a true testament to the senators loyalty and pride in his roots. chuck larsons wife telling cnn chuck has his wing man back now. outside the u.s. naval academy we saw the streets were lined to the entrance of the academy there for pe...

Honor this former aviator and former u.s. senator from arizona? it is notable that senator mccain his father and grandfather both four-star admirals and graduates of naval academy are buried at arlington national cemetery, not here. just another way that the senator doing things his own way. mccain instructed his family to bury him next to chuck larson. details of the service remain unclear because it was private. no public access was allowed. we do know that mark salter spoke, lindsey graham, g...