Remembering Mccain News Today

Beloved wife, cindy. it began outside with a powerful burst of rain. an honor guard carrying his flag-draped casket up step by careful step. placing it upon a simple black platform that was built for abraham lincolns casket. friends from across his full life gathering with his family. mccain had said serving in congress was the great honor of his life. today, his colleagues putting partisanship aside. >> he had americas fighting spirit. our noble idealism, our solemn patriotism. and our slightly...

Im a democrat. and i loved john mccain. i thought i was such a beautiful and simple statement and it reflects a friendship that he had on both sides of the aisle, as you pointed out, chris. thats what today is about. weve seen people like paul ryan speak and senator mitch mcconnell as well as mike pence all remembering senator mccain and his life. he spent 35 years in congress and if you spend that kind of time in washington, d.c., and capitol hill, you get to know a lot of people. thats really ...

Vision of the common good, depending on the issue, you knew john would either be your sanchez ally staunchest ally or your most stubborn opponent. >> so you had a range of dignitaries there, current members of congress, military and dress uniform as senator mccain was the chairman of the senate armed services committee. he was proud to serve on that committee for many years. he also offered this tribute to senator mccain. >> it was never feigned disagreement, that man didnt feign anything. he re...

All politics is local but its really relational. john mccain came from an era and im the spouse of a member of congress. its hard to build those relationships when you dont live in the city and your families dont connect that way. this is a real throwback to a time when members of congress lived in the city, families knew each other and they interacted in a very different way than the interact right now. if you build friendships, you build trust. if you have trustee work across the aisle to have...

Sweeter. >> he had at well-publicized clashes with president trump and so governor mike pence offered his own special tribute to senator mccain. >> on behalf of a grateful nation, we will ever remember that john mccain served his country, and john mccain served his country honorably. >> that was a tribute from the vips. and now ordinary everyday americans are filing into the united states capital rotunda able to pay their respects to john mccain. some saying they wanted to do that because of his...

More news coming out of washington. thank you for being here. >> chris and i used to work together so, are you nervous? >> chris: a little bit. youve been giving me a hard time all morning, not sure when it stops. [laughter] >> dagen: house speaker paul ryan saying our nation bows and grief during a ceremony at the capitol building rotunda where the senator john mccain is lying in state until tomorrows funeral. vice president mike pence among those lawmakers in attendance. remembering mccain as ...

Same cancer that claimed mccains life. a service at washington cathedral where the maverick, who planned his own funeral to ask the man to speak for him, former president, george w. bush and barack obama in a private burial next to his navy classmate and best friend. for members of the u.s. senate, a chance to honor their friend. >> john mccain was one of the great men. >> a democratic leader introducing the legislation to rename the russell building for mccain. >> i want generations in the sena...