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When congress really protected its status as a separate and co-equal branch. you had someone like robert byrd who fought more with the president of his own party because he was protecting his role as a senator and the body of the u.s. senate and their role in governance. now senators believe theyre working -- if the president of their party, that theyre working for the leader of their party. it is all a tribal team game. and john mccain remembers that time when it was about weighing in as a sepa...

Ms. franklin would always have ed to sing at her appearances in concert and he wanted to give tribute to his mother. i ask you to give praise to mr. edward franklin as he gives his mother a musical tribute. >> thank you. >> molly: we took a moment there to listen to some of the reflections, family members. the granddaughter, grandson, niece and nephew of a aretha franklin. a reminder that she was not just an iconic figure when it came to sing in the civil rights movement but also a loved one amo...

Maxine waters, stand again, please. three of my children are here today because this is a family affair. my son, jesse jackson jr. and s santita and dr. jackie jackson. it is a holy privilege to stand before you today, painful to stand before aretha, this hour of celebration. i want to honor the familys wishes and protocol and keep my remarks as brief as i can, but it is about reflections. i wanted to give room for reverend jasper williams, one of the most profound preachers of our time, reveren...

Would love to hear your reflections. you covered him from a couple of different angles when he was a senator and also when he was running for office. >> yes, candidate. i remember a couple of things stand out. after he had been a presidential candidate for the final time, 2016, im covering hillary clinton, at the boston airport and trying to get home. we were on the same flight from boston to d.c. i said im covering hillary. he waves his hand, not at hillary but the whole presidential dance. he ...

Code so they could tap on the wall and communicate. this tap code was like a morse code. and so as we were flying in the air, he was tapping and saying what the tapping meant. and to this very day, he retained that. and that was amazing to me. he was a very independent -- he could have very sobering outbursts, but when the chips were down, john mccain was there with heart and muscle and it made a difference. it makes a difference to the senate. and i know it made a difference to the republican p...

Senator mccain. president trump putting out a tweet on saturday, but as we have since learned, he decided not to put out a more full statement which recognized the many accomplishments of senator mccain. would you like to hear more from the president? >> we are here today to salute the service of john mccain. we will be doing so throughout this week. i certainly will be doing so. its great to have an opportunity to be on this show and talk about some of my reflections on his service and why i th...

Colleague, senator john mccain senator john mccain. john took full advantage of the months since his diagnosis. his hard work continued. but, happy reminiscing, fond farewells, final reflections with family. i was privileged to spend a small share of that time with john. we sat on his back porch in sedona under the desert sky. john did things his way. for his colleagues here, his confirmed the sad but obvious truth and with the senate will not be the same without john mccain. it is fair to say t...

Of russia really meant. and if i learned anything from him on foreign policy, it was that the lessons of history matter. and that america is at its strongest when we are a beacon for democracies around the world and that we shouldnt shirk from that duty. >> senator amy klobuchar, thank you so much for coming on tonight, sharing your thoughts and reflections. >> thank you. thank you for capturing senator mccain with that moment where he was teasing you about your role as a journalist. >> always. ...

And reflections. >> thank you. thank you for capturing senator mccain with that moment where he was teasing you about your role as a journalist. >> always. >> he did that so well. >> he did. and we really miss him in the halls of the hill. as i know you know. so, thank you. i want to now welcome in my panel tonight. senior writer for politico, co-author of the political playbook, jake sherman. republican strategist and director of media affairs for john mccains 2008 campaign, kevin mclaughlin....

Kasiers, when you talk about walking the marble floors, its where he worked for years and also embodies the traditions of the senate in that its the oldest senate office building and he was a student of history. every trip that i went with him on, h he was constantly reading books. world war ii books. taking those lessons of history which you heard in that talk he gave on half-baked nationalism not so long ago. and bringing them to the present. understanding what that threat of russia really mea...