Seat held by senator john mccain. Like most of my life, i didnt take the traditional path, but i am blessed to have been given the opportunity to make a difference for others and stand in this Historic Chamber today. I love arizona, the grand canyon state, its people and our spirit. Like many arizonans, i wasnt born there, so this is a love of choice. Also like many arizonans, i first came to the state on a military assignment in the summer of 1990 to attend Pilot Training at Williams Air Force base, now home to a thriving Industrial Park called mesa gateway. I fell in love with arizona right away and was fortunate to have the Majestic View from the sky as a pilot. What a privilege to live in a land of adventure id only read about as a kid. Home to one of the seven natural wonders of the world and the grand canyon, and our diverse landscapes, mountains, canyons, lakes, rivers, sunsets, and the powerful desert lightning. After an assignment away i came back to arizona to fly the a10 war
Violent carjacking. A Good Samaritans deed backfiring, the person she saved taking her down, trying to steal her car then targeting another. How this all ends. Im Still Standing and oneonone with elton john as he says goodbye to the road. The legend announcing one last tour. Im determined to go out with a bang. The rocket man on that big decision, his family and what hes calling a leap of faith. Yeah yeah yeah good morning, america. Weve been humming elton john songs all morning long. What a pleasure to sit down with him after he made his announcement at his upcoming tour will be his last. Well have much more on that coming up. That will be a blockbuster. A lot of news to get to. President trump just arrived in switzerland moments ago. Overnight, he seemed to be at odds with his own attorneys on whether he should sit down for a facetoface with robert mueller. But first, we want to get to the gymnastics scandal. Take a look at the headline in this mornings Detroit Free Press summing it
And we do say good morning on whats turning out to be a very busy friday. Were going to start with that breaking news, and there has been another arrest in the terror attacks in spain. Authorities say the suspect was captured about 50 miles north of barcelona. The arrest came hours after a raid in the resort city of cambrils where five suspected terrorists were killed. Authorities say those suspects rammed a Police Vehicle before hitting a group of pedestrians while wearing fake bomb belts. Six people were hurt. And officials are connecting the cambrils incident to the attack in barcelona. A moment of silence there today honors the 13 People Killed and more than 100 others injured when a van sped into crowds of pedestrians. This morning we know an american is among the victims. And the world is showing its support. Both one World Trade Center in new york and paris eiffel tower are lit in honor of barcelona. So, the barcelona attack left a horrific scene on the streets of spains second
And our allies are resolved to find you and bring you to justice. Authorities here in the u. S. On high alert. President trump condemning the attack lashing out at muslim extremists while this morning facing new backlash here at home for his response to charlottesville and now a Top Republican senator calling for, quote, radical changes at the white house. And the mother of Heather Heyer, here on gma. Her message to the president and what she wants the world to know this morning. Good morning, america. As you can imagine it is a very busy friday morning. We want to get right to the latest on those deadly terror attacks in spain. Youre looking live at las ramblas. Thats in the heart of barcelona. Once again packed with tourists as you can see after that horror. A driver killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 100. Robin, this morning an American Woman is now pleading for help trying to find her husband after they were separated during that attack. And that incident is now bein