capital. two of his colleagues lindsey graham and joe lieberman speaking today about their good friend. colleagues john loved the senate. he was a man of the senate. he loved the institution. when you write in history about it he will be in the first chapter. this was a treasure. to have the friendship of john mccain and lindsey graham as i ve blessed to have had, and continue, it is just, i said goodbye, my heart will be heavy. arthel: lucas tomlinson is outside of the naval academy. set the scene for us out there. reporter: just a few minutes ago, a flight of four f-18 super hornets flew the missing man formation over the cemetery were senator john mccain is being laid to rest. the ceremony dates back to the 30s to honor fallen aviators. and what a better tribute to
academy cemetery in annapolis, maryland. ending five days attributes. senator lindsey graham today with these thoughts on the passing of his good friend. there is a lesson to be learned this week about john mccain. if you work hard and do your homework, know what you are talking about, people will listen to you. if you pick it big causes, bigger than yourself you will be remembered. if you forgive, people appreciated. if you admit to mistakes you will look like a stronger man. jon: lucas is outside the naval academy in annapolis. reporter: john, senator mccain has come home. that s where his navy career began in the summer of 1954. last year he came back to speak to the brigade to say goodbye person. as you mentioned, there was a poflyover at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. for f-18 super hornets find the
one of the things that s made our party strong in the past. but if we become narrower, if we become more divided, then we can do that as democrats we re not going to win. i think that the stakes are so high in november, the stakes are so high to put a check on this president, to put a check on the administration to restore some balance in washington. that we ve got to make sure that we have a broad base. and we should have people like that alex andrea in our party but also have people like amy mcgrath in kentucky, amazing woman the first woman to fly an f-18 in the marine corps in combat. she s running in a tough district. a tough district that she wouldn t win but amy can. she s a leader that people will look to and say i m going to get behind amy because i believe in her leadership and trust her judgment, not just because she s a democrat but she s someone who served her country before and someone we can trust. we need people like that in the party as well. seth moult don, we appre
investigation was announced. his wife was charged but her case was dismissed in the deal. universal healthcare, abolishing ice, democrats embracing the party s hard left turn in policy. tom perez labeling democratic socialist and congressional candidate alexandria cortez as the new standard. she represents the future of our party. she was a remarkable reminder of the depth we have in the democratic party. stunning joe crowley in a primary election last week of the political newcomer and bernie sanders supported running on a universal jobs guarantee and housing as a human right. heather: and f-18 fighter pilot
were more. it is rewarding in its own way. jillian: what do we do next? we are going to learn one of our small tasks of preserving the ship. all that saltwater always coming on board causing rest. we have a fool thing of metal here we have to take care of. merit reporter: this is called the catapult and this is my ride off when i was like f-18s was they will have me clean it and put back together the piece of it that launches aircraft off. ready when you guys are. on my side, perfect. this is called elbow grease. elbow grease into it. you said we have to put together of a piece that launches the