In the United States a great deal of mourning. The loss of a political giant and an american war hero. Senator john mccain died saturday after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. His final moments were spent at his home in arizona surrounded by his family. Tlaflags across the United States are flying at halfstaff in honor of senator mccain. You see the white house here, the flag lowered. Remembering him. People will have several opportunities to pay respects to mccain throughout this week. Cnns kyung lah reports. Reporter senator john mccain remembered for being such a Prominent National figure was arizonas favorite son. And it is here in his home state that memorials will begin. They start on wednesday. The flags here at the State Capitol have already been lowered, and it is here at a private ceremony in the rotunda that the memorials will begin. For six hours he will lie in state here at the arizona State Capitol. The public will be able to come in to bid their farewells to their sen
Hero. Mccain endured more challenges than most could imagine during his lifetime and never let it break his spirit. He thrived on fighting for a cause larger than himself. Mccain also was a fierce champion for democracy during his decades in the u. S. Senate and was unafraid to call out his colleagues and demand a higher standard of conduct from all of them. Weve been spinning our wheels on too many important issues because we keep trying to find a way to win without help from across the aisle. Thats an approach thats been employed by both sides, mandating legislation from the top down, without any support from the other side, with all the parliamentary maneuvers that requires. Were getting nothing done, my friends. Were getting nothing done. Mccain was a courageous leader, a loyal friend, and an inspiration to so many. He also had many brushes with death over the years, surviving plane crashes, several bouts of skin cancer, and more than five years as a prisoner of war in vietnam, inc