President our good will and earnest effort. Above all, a flawed but principled lifelong public servant. I tried to deserve the privilege as best i can and ive been repaid a thousand times over with adventures and good company and with the satisfaction of serving something more important than myself. And im so greatful. His iconic American Journey has reached its end. The state of our union is in morning. John Sidney Mccain the third, his remarkable life coming to an end at 81 years old after being diagnosed with brain cancer last year, facing such adversities was his trademark, torture at the hands of the North Vietnam ease for more than five years or grinding political kpanz or Early Morning thumbs down that turned its own party on its head. His daughter Meghan Mccain at the senators side when he died recently wrote, all i am is thanks to him. The task of my lifetime is to live up to his example and expectations and his love. Not only the tributes and kind words from political allies but former adversardversaries, comi years to the day that his friend Edward Kennedy died from the same disease. About a year ago, facing the grim diagnose, i asked the senator how he wanted to be remembered. How do you want the American People to remember you . He served his country and not always right. Made a lot of mistakes, made a lot of errors, but served his country and i hope we can add honorably. I think that we can say honorably. Joining us now to reflect on the life and legacy of senator mccain, his fellow republican and now senior senator from arizona jeff flake. Thanks so much for joining us in this horrible weekend. Youve had a close relationship with your former arizona senator. Did you get a chance to say goodbye to him . I did, i was privileges to be there the day before he passed, to be there with family and i was so glad that i was able to be there. Did you get to say anything or was he not in a condition to receive visitors . You know, the entire family was gathered around. The door was open. Oak creek just dribbling by. Its an incredible wonderful scene to see the family and to see him and to express my appreciation to them and to him. So i was just privileged to be there. I want to show you this headline from the Washington Post editorial board, titles their tribute to the senator, john mccain, the ir replaceable american and write mr. Mccain on numerous occasions rose above Party Politics to pursue what he saw as National Interest and ak accomplished a great deal. The country has lost an irreplaceable asset. What do you think the loss of senator mccain will mean for the senate and for the u. S. . Well, his voice was important to has been for years but never more important than the past year. And thats one thing i expressed to the family, the gratitude of all of us, that they took such great care of john and made sure he was able to speak in these last few months when it was so important. Its tough to have a voice like that silenced. But this voice for civility, to put you know, the country above your party, these are things that he taught for years and never more important than the last year. His life, his entire life was devoted to serving the United States, including enduring more than five years of confinement and torture in a North Vietnamese prisoner of war camp suffered injured he felt for the rest of his life. And heres what he said to the American Red Cross in 1999. War is wretched beyond description and only a food or fraud could sentimentalize its cruel reality. Reality. How did you see his experience in vietnam in how it shaped his character and way he lived his life . Well, he said many times that he grew to appreciate his country when he was serving time in another country. And he didnt fully appreciate what he had until he served as a prisoner of war. I do think that that left an indelible mark. He could have come home and retired right after that. And have served the country so honorably, but we were fortunate to have another 30 or so years where he told us and taught us to put the country above yourself, to serve a cause greater than yourself. And that i think came from his experience in vietnam and came from what he saw, with the tragedies of war but he was a lover of freedom and wanted to spread that. And was an advocate to the end of strong american leadership. And never apologizing for america and its values, thats something that he leaves with us. He was often unpredictable. Lets show the moment from last summer where senator mccain entered the Senate Chamber late at night and cast the deciding vote to kill a bill to repeal and replace obamacare. Thats a plan you voted the other way on. You talked to him on the senate floor right before that vote. What was that conversation like . Well, yes, i did. And he john mccain is quintessentially arizonan, a maverick, independent. I didnt vote the same way he did that i admired him for doing what he did. And it was it was john through and through. He as i spoke to the senate at that time talked about how we needed to come together and not do things in just a partisan way. That was his Biggest Issue with that approach that we were taking, that it wasnt a bipartisan approach. He recognized that he was a huge institutionalist and loved the senate because the Senate Forces individuals and parties to come together and he wasnt seeing that. And we havent been that kind of institution for a while. I understood certainly why he voted the way he did. I admired him for it. Youve been outspoken about the direction of the Republican Party and in your view the failures of President Trump. How much did senator mccain play any sort of role or influence you in any way in the position youve taken . Well, ive admired john mccain my entire life. I hadnt known washington or politics without him. Hes left an indelible mark and putting putting the good of the country above your own selfinterest, i think that that was his mantra and whether its his approach to the Current Administration or his approach in general, i think that thats something ive certainly learned from him and we can all learn in these days. Seeing the good in your opponents, thats the fact that george w. Bush will be speaking at his funeral or he was asked to, a person that defeated him. Also barack obama, that says all that we need to know about john mccain. That his opponents love, adds mir and respect him. Thats something that we can all strive for. Notably absent from the funeral of course will be President Trump. Who will not be invited per senator mccains wishes. President trump den grated mccain and his war heroism. Do you think theres something about the character of senator mccain that will be all the more missed because of the man whos in the white house right now . Well, we have certainly needed john mccains voice over the past year and despite the circumstances weve had it. And i just i think that we could do with this kind of approach to politics and do well to remember john mccain and his legacy as we go forward. I know that thats what he would like. One of my last long conversations with john for over an hour was in february of this year as we sat out on the deck and we recommend nised about the old arizona politicians that we knew and admired so much, people like like udaul, a democrat and local figure here as well, but he expressed optimism at that time that leaders would rise to the floor in future, who would put the good of the country above themselves and so i think that we ought to take that forward. I want to play for you a clip from senator mccain talking about you on the senate floor after you announced you would not run for reelection. Lets take a listen. One of the great privileges of my life has been to have the opportunity to know you and serve with you. When the flake service to this country and this senate is reviewed, it will be of one of honor, of brilliance and patriotism and love of country. And i thank you and god bless you and your family. Whats it like to hear those words today . Its tough. Im going to miss him. Yeah. Ive admired him like i said, my entire life, and its tough to imagine a Senate Without him and politics without john mccain but we need to go on. Senator jeff flake, thanks so much for coming in what i know is a difficult morning for you. We appreciate you sharing your thoughts and memories of the senator. Thank you. Coming up, more than 30 years in the u. S. Senate, john mccain known as someone willing to go against his party even at the highest personal or political cost. Republican senator Susan Collins served with mccain for 21 years and will reflect on her friend next. But some give their clients cookie cutter portfolios. Fisher investments tailors portfolios to your goals and needs. Some only call when they have something to sell. Fisher calls regularly so you stay informed. And while some advisors are happy to earn commissions whether you do well or not. Fisher investments fees are structured so we do better when you do better. 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Senator, thanks so much for joining us on this horrible, horrible morning. You spent more than two decades in the senate with senator mccain and willing to buck your party and work across the aisle as he tried to do. What will the senate be like without him . We will really be missing such an important voice for national unity. John mccain felt very strongly about virtually every issue that he tackled. But it was never based in partisanship. He didnt try to score partisan points as he worked on issues. He would work with anyone who wanted to accomplish the goal that he shared. You senator mur could you ski and mccain voted no last summer on that plan to repeal and replace obama care before he did the famous thumbs down, i think he talked to you and murkowski. What did you talk about . He did, lisa and i crossed the senate floor to where john was sitting and we knew that he was struggling with the issue. And we sat down and started talking with him. And all of a sudden he pointed to the two of us and said, you two are right. And thats when i knew that he was going to vote no. And at that point i felt a tap on my shoulder and it was Vice President pence who had been sent to lobby john and make a last ditch appeal. So i stepped aside so that they could have their conversation. But once john mccain made up his mind about something, there was no shaking him. And i knew that he would be there on the final vote. And again, it was an example of his determination to do what he thought was right. And that is a quality that marked his entire life. If senator mccain were here right now, i could almost hear his voice. He would be the first to point out that hes a very flawed man, that he made a lot of mistakes, that he had a lot of characteristics he wanted to work on. One of them was he could lose his temper. Were you ever on the receiving end of that temper . I think virtually anyone who worked closely with john, occasionally saw him lose his temper. He did with me on one particular issue that was before the Armed Services committee, when we were both sharing on it. But the wonderful thing about john is it would pass. And eventually he would apologize. He would come up and grufly on the senate floor say i realize i kind of overdid it there. But you always knew when he did get angry about something, that it was because he sincerely believed that you were wrong on an issue. He was trying to straighten you out. So he did try to straighten me out, not successfully, on that particular issue. But over the years, we had a wonderful relationship. And he was a real mentor to me. I think this is the part of john mccain that a lot of people dont know about, that he took younger senators under his wing and in my case, he taught me so much about national security, foreign policy, even when we didnt always agree. He took me four times with him to iraq and afghanistan. Ill never forget the first trip to iraq. It was the very early stages of the war. We did a spiral landing at bagram air base. I was absolutely terrified. And he was just chatting and reached over and said to me, dont worry, susan, i remember this so clearly now, ive been through so much. Im going to die at home in my own bed. And i couldnt help but think of that yesterday that at least he was at his beloved sedona and with his family. Said he couldnt be killed in a plane, he had been through five plane crashes, including being shot down by North Vietnamese. The senator will be missed here in the United States but he was an international figure. He had taken the role recently of reassuring American Allies amid the turbulence of the Trump Administration ally country such as canada and germany expressed condolences including this line from the german embassy. The hearts go out to family and friends of john mccain to the people in arizona and america whom he served add mirably. We remember him as a champion of the Trans Atlantic Alliance and friend of germany. Thats a statement, a champion of the Trans Atlantic Alliance, when President Trump is not seen as such a champion. Do you think the global order is less secure without john mccain in the world . He certainly led the way in his no bars comments where he made very clear that he disagreed with the direction of this administration, that he was such a strong supporter of nato, of our allies. Every single year he went to conferences in munich and nova scotia to reaffirm americas commitments to our allies. And i think that was extremely important. He continued to do that. Even from arizona when he was ill. And he inspired others of us also to speak out. And that was important. His voice will be missed but his legacy in that area certainly lives on. What do you think is his legacy . What is the most important part of his legacy . What should people take away from the life he led . What the American People should know was that john mccain was a true patriot. A man who loved his country, who would do anything to advance his country, a man who believed in national unity, who put his country about himself and lived a life of selfsacrifice and who is an inspiration not only to those of us who serve now, but to future generations as well. And as somebody who was a friend of his, what are you going to miss most on a personal level, beyond what he represented, beyond bipartisanship and National Service . What will you miss about your friend . Im going to miss the fact he was so much fun. He has had a great sense of humor. And i traveled extensively with him and saw that firsthand. I went to his ranch in sedona several years ago. I went to antarctica with him. His capacity to learn and his insatiable curiosity were extraordinary. So ill miss that as well. Frankly, ill miss how much fun he was. And how much i learned from him. And he leaves a big hole in my heart and my condolences go out to cindy. I talked to her just about ten days ago. And i knew the end was coming. But hes irreplaceable. Indeed. Senator Susan Collins of maine. Thanks for sharing your memories o