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Flags and cheers when they arrived here at the capitol. his casket was greeted by the honor guard. cindy mccain was greeted by doug ducey and his wife. and the guard brought john mccains casket inside so he could lie in state for the next 24 hours. and, among the first to speak was former senator john kyle. watch. >> johns love for america and arizona. he represented our values all over the world as senator from arizona and america is stronger for his fierce defense of our values arizona governo...

Rotunda. everyone saluted this man who represented service to country. in a private ceremony that we the public were allowed to watch and listen his friend, former arizona senator john kyle spoke of the dedication to the state and to this country. >> john mccain believed in america. he believed in its people, its values, and its institutions. he said he came to this real isization during his time as a pow in vietnam. i fell in love with my country when i was a prisoner in someone elses. >> and d...

These primary critics of trump. very popular in republican circles. of course the governor has the challenge in deciding who to fill the seat vacated by late senator john mccain. choice is between perhaps one of the runners-ups, probably kelly ward, in todays primary or someone whos already been in congress like john kyle. >> and his chief of staff is also i think in the running for that position. lee said the president has been successful in this all but 2:30 seven races and he has successfully...

He had a romantic view of the nation that never died. he loved america, willing to die for it and he could be tough on his colleagues, but the fact that everybody he knew. this stories we could tell, which we wont, but he can forgive two. >> services begin tomorrow what would have been john mccains 82nd birthday. >> eric: lindsey graham is close friends certainly and has pegged him for what he means for his friends into our nation. meanwhile, he will lie in state of the capital, what can we expe...

They can act there in that moment, who can step in. >> governer ducey has and number of decisions to make. one of them as his chief of staff, a former state speakers 45 years old. former senator john kyle who i actually interned in college, has been uploaded, as well as a temporary solution to the vacancy that , but the appointment will not be made until senator mccain is buried and the appointment will be until 2,020 when they will hold a special election. theyve actually held the names of who ...

Off until after the ceremonies are over does not mean there is a tightly- watched race going on to try to figure out what doocy is going to do. what is interesting is that doocy has to appoint a republican, but that person will serve until 2020, which means it is a republican who will vote on the supreme court nomination, who will have a pivotal role as we have a very closely divided senate. at this point there are a number of names being considered. at the top of the list is mccains wife, cindy...

Baptist church. senator mccains body will be flown to washington on friday. he will lie in state at the rotunda. only the 30th american to receive that honor. again, the public will be invited to pay its respects. on saturday theres a memorial service at the national cathedral where barack obama and george w. bush are expected to deliver eulogy and friday a private memorial service followed by burial at the naval academy where senator mccain graduated in 1958 as he was fond of saying, fifth from...

Doocey, what do we know of what all of this could mean for the makeup of the upper chamber, the power dynamic there? >>. >> reporter: it is incredibly important and crucial for republicans to have somebody in this seat in short order obviously, there will be an election next year to fill the seat more permanently. a lot of names are being banned about anybody from john mccains wife and daughter and former congressman and matt simon and john kyle who recently retired from the senate to work at a ...

Him leave this place that he loved as senator kyle knows really well and stated so eloquently. this place, hidden valley, is the place somebody who was the son of an admiral, traveled all around, barely stayed in the same school more than a year, this was a place he finally put down roots and adored and loved spending time with his family. i was lucky enough as part of the traveling press core in his 2008 presidential campaign to spend a little time there and witness his love of just cooking rib...

He was very happy there. its a beautiful little piece of our environment. he enjoyed it. thats where his family joined him and im just glad that he had that last year with his family in the place that he loved so much. >> no doubt. former senate of arizona john kyle, thank you very much for sharing your memories and your knowledge of senator mccain with all of us. we continue to learn more about this man and the gifts he leaves behind in this world, his legacy is enormous. we continue to look at...