false statements he has made to congress could come back it haunt him. michael flynn facing the same charge for lying to fbi investigators. ron brownstein, i want you to watch something that senator lindsey graham said just on sunday. have a listen. i want you to react. i m going to look long and hard about the fbi abuse of the fisa warrant, about how the department of justice, the fbi i think really ran the tank for clinton en route to get trump early on. lindsey graham who had been willing to challenge this president on a host of issues, now repeating the president s attack on the justice department. first of all, it was striking to see all of the ways lindsey graham this week signaled that the republican congress will continue to lock arms and protect the president after the election exactly as his long-time colleague/mentor john mccain was being laid to rest, and graham has moved so far from that independent posture that defined him earlier in his
court to do when she was the co-founder of the aclu women s rights movement was radical but it was innicremental and really led the justices along and it s about liberating both men and women from stereotypes and you get to see from the story of her life she both overcame so much and had an extraordinary marriage and extraordinaire life but lived out those ideals. there s a great love story in there too. yeah. that s great too. irin carmon, the book is notorious rbg. very timely. thanks for sharing your research with us. tune in tonight for rbg only on cnn. we re following a lot of news so let s get right to it. the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. the trump administration overall was very engaged, had an important speech that the vice
of the republican party on full display at the funeral for john mccain. speakers at the service casting the arizona senator s life and legacy in sharp contrast to president trump. none were more direct than the senator daughter meghan mccain. she did not mention president trump by name, but made unmistakable and pointed references in her remarks. listen. the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. [ applause ] we gather here to mourn the passing of american greatness. the real thing. not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice he gave so willingly nor the opportunistic appropriation of those who live lives of comfort and privilege.
people gathered where the public memorial was held saturday at washington s national cathedral. former president s george w. bush and barack obama calling for civility. to the tface of those in thord, john mccain would insist that we re better than this. america is better than this. so much of our politics, our public life and public discourse can seem small, mean, and petty. john called on us to be bigger than that. he called on us to be better than that. megan mccain honoring her father with a eulogy. my father was a great man, a
and help keep you active and well-rested. because hey, tomorrow s coming up fast. nature s bounty. because you re better off healthy. we gather here to mourn the passing of american greatness. the real thing. not cheap rhetoric. wow. raw. emotion for john mccain s family. regbuking the president as the senator is laid to rest. breaking overnight. two reuters reporters get jail time in myanmar for investigating the villagers. a tropical cyclone gaining strength as it heads for the gulf. welcome back to early start. i m dave briggs. i m alison kosik. 30 minutes past the hour. competing visions for the future