Vulnerable democrat senator joe donnelly in november. Well get you there live as well later in the hour as that gets underway. Me meanwhile, earlier the memorial at the north phoenix baptist churn an array of churn church and the bible verse read by his daughter and many remembering the maverick lawmaker and war hero. What made senator mccain so special was he cared the substance of my heart more than where i came from. While some found our friendship unordinary its what made him an iconic figure. You can see the outpouring of support and love for john mccain. He was americas hero. He said he hoped hed played a small part in that story. John, you did much more than that, my friend. To paraphrase shakespeare, we shall not see his like again. Martha william la jeunesse arrives in arizona tonight as the tribute to senator mccain continues this evening. Reporter john mccain led a unique and remarkable American Life and the people who spoke today all reflected that diversity and richness of
rest atop the same wooden platform built for the slain american president. also next hour, some of the most powerful men and women here in washington will bow in praise. senator majority leader mitch mcconnell will deliver remarks followed by the house speaker paul ryan and the vice-president mike pence. then a bipartisan wreeath layin. schumer and pelosi will join their republican counterparts to present wreaths. a public viewing will stech fre into the evening. tomorrow, a memorial service will be held at the washington national cathedral. then the senator will be laid to rest beside his longtime friend admiral chuck larsson at the u.s. naval academy cemetery in annapolis, maryland. you are looking at live pictures right now. the motorcade arriving up on
that, he is and was closest to those men he served with whom he served. he wants to be buried near chuck larsson, one of his classmated from annapolis. that whole experience going to annapolis is what shaped his life. yeah, there is there is nothing like the authority and responsibility young people get in uniform and all of us particularly those who have served in combat think about it all of the time. we do try to park it. but it pops up time and time again, especially when we see others or meet others with the same experience. i had a conversation with him some years ago and we were talking about being a warrior. and the difficulty of being in uniform and and the danger of being in uniform. and he said, you know, when he was in flight school or he was training to be an aviator, everybody knew that because we
grateful and every once in a while something reminds me of it or i hear from an old friend who calls up and asked me why i voted wrong and they never call me and tell me i voted right. so think about it. but what i really think about is the people that i had the honor of serving with. some of the gutsiest, most patriotic, most wonderful people i ve ever known in my life. they re my dearest and best friends. and with us now is colonel jack jake cobbs, retire colonel and analyst and medal of honor recipient. hearing john mccain talk about that, he is and was closest to those men he served with whom he served. he wants to be buried near chuck larsson, one of his classmated
he wants to be buried near chuck larsson, one of his classmated from annapolis. that whole experience going to annapolis is what shaped his life. yeah, there is there is nothing like the authority and responsibility young people get in uniform and all of us particularly those who have served in combat think about it all of the time. we do try to park it. but it pops up time and time again, especially when we see others or meet others with the same experience. i had a conversation with him some years ago and we were talking about being a warrior. and the difficulty of being in uniform and and the danger of being in uniform. and he said, you know, when he was in flight school or he was training to be an aviator, everybody knew that because we were in a war, there was a possibility might get shot down