seen and noticed. >> reporter: good morning, hallie. approaching the capitol, i was struck by now everyone around the campus dressed in black on this hot, muggy day. it is unusual. it tells you this is a day of solemn, important ritual. also the cameras lining the streets along the campus of the capitol, telling you that there is a big event planned here. when i first arrived to the capitol, my thought was, i needed to, at first, stop at senator mccain's office, which is in this building, one floor below, just to pause there for a moment and then come here and be in position for our conversation this morning. when you talk about the history, it goes back to abraham lincoln. john mccain would have thought he was unworthy of that. that's how he described himself often, as you know. today will be a day for the capitol community to remember, to honor. expect nom lausome laughter but of talk about the senator. >> i want to bring in steve dupree, a close friend to