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Goes back to the mid 19th century. the second person to be afforded such an honor is abraham lincoln. john mccain, his casket will rest on the same support, a c catafulk, john mccain is only the 32nd person in american history to be afforded this honor. you're right, we now have the details. the tick to bei-tock about how going to happen and when. the senator would have been his 82nd birthday on tuesday 29th. he will lie in state at the phoenix state capitol there. the governor announcing that. and then wednesday the 30th, a service, the north phoenix baptist church attended by the mccain fami...

>> yeah. >> i have admired him, like i said, my entire life. and it's tough to imagine a senate without him. it's tough to imagine politics without john mccain. >> so the nation preparing to hohn yort life a honor of the life and man who blazed the political trail. he died saturday after a battle with brain cancer. joining me now nbc's mike vicara, former mccain adviser and national political reporter jonathan allen. mike, let's go to you. on capitol hill, excuse me, get an update on what the plans are to honor him there. i know that we've been updated within the last hour or so with some more...

Andrews air force base. not far from the capitol here in washington. and then a procession to come to the capitol and the rotunda where his remains will rest. a public viewing will be afforded. it will last roughly 24 hours. and then on friday -- i'm sorry, on thursday he arrives here, on friday he lies-in-state. and then on saturday at the magnificent national cathedral, just across town, there will be a full memorial service, a dress service as they call it, for john mccain. it will be attended by president obama, president george w. bush who will have speaking parts as we understand as will...