state there, which is known for beautiful sun sets, they're called painted skies. you can see why they are. that's sedona where u.s. senator john mccain pass away just yesterday. >> for nearly 40 years he represented arizona in the halls of congress building it as a leader and a maverick. >> joe johns is in washington with us today. joe, good to see you. not good for the story, of course. it's something we knew was coming, still hard to take in, but when the tributes are nourg a -- pouring in. for a man who was known for his bipartisanship, are you seeing that lead the way for some of these reactions today? >> reporter: absolutely. the fact of the matter is, he was a senator in the republican party, very well known, but also a senator who was loved on both sides of the aisle for people in washington who knew senator mccain over the years as i did.