Senator john mccain. It will head for a funeral home tomorrow and the senator will lie in state at the u. S. Capitol, just the 31st person to do that. Joining me now, president ial historian, Douglas Brinkley and retired general mark herling, doug, this is a week long week for senator john mccain the likes we havent seen. You dont see this for anyone other than a u. S. President , perhaps Robert Kennedy, the one exception to that. Maybe not sense Robert Kennedy have we seen this outpouring of emotion for u. S. Senator. I think thats exactly right. The fact Senator Mccain will be lying in state in the rotunda of the u. S. Capitol building one of only 31 others to have had that honor. We do it for president s or Supreme Court justices. The country has fallen in love
with john mccain this week. We always loved him and admired him. The more were learning about his lifelong career in politics and Military Service the more were kind of nostalgic and longing for the virtues that he had. They
Storm surge warning here in gulfport, because of three to five feet of storm surge expected. The mobile bay has to watch out. Flash flooding with 6 to 12 inches of rain possible. Dont forget, this thing moves all the way through the end of the week, well be talking about whats left of gordon in the middle of the country. David . All right, we know youll be tracking it into the night and first thing in the morning on gma. Ginger, thank you. And as ginger just reported, gordon is expected to slam ashore right there along the mississippi coast, where schools, businesses, resort casinos have all been shut down tonight, and families are racing to protect their homes from rising water and, of course, dangerous flooding. Abcs Victor Oquendo is there tonight. Reporter tonight, the ominous first bands of Rain Slamming into the gulf. Gordon now closing in. Winds of 70 miles per hour, as much as a foot of rain threatening millions in the hours ahead. States of emergency now stretching from louisi
Great job. World news tonight is next. We appreciate your time. Im dan breaking news Hurricane Dorian gaining strength. What the latest track is showing. Tens of millions potentially in the impact zone. Rob marciano standing by with a new update. A State Of Emergency just declared in florida as residents scramble to stock up for what could be a major hurricane strike this holiday weekend. And our teams are strategtracki dangerous storm. Dorian lashing the Virgin Islands and puerto rico. Up to eight inches of rain and deadly flooding. Deadly mosquito virus. Tonight the symptoms to look out for. Also a manhunt intensifying
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