that senator mccain has this horrible, horrible brain cancer, that this would be the thing that finally catches up to him, finally reminds us all that john mccain who survived 5 1/2 years being tortured in isolation in a north vietnamese prison is a mere mortal. and it s hard for even those close to him to grapple with that. i talked to some of his colleagues today who like all of us who have known this day is coming, are finding it kind of shocking that the end appears to be near. list took his words from last fall you re reminded john mccain doesn t feel cheated. he feels so appreciative for the days he s had. what are the factors a patient takes into account when choosing to forego additional treatment?
and chief political correspondent dana bash. what are you hearing from your sources about the senator? well, as you mentioned, his family has said that he is no longer going to have medical treatment. that is under way, and has been at least all day. and what that means is they re trying to make him as comfortable as possible. look, it is no secret, and dr. gupta can tell you this, and has since we broke the news on this very program a year ago july that senator mccain has this horrible, horrible brain cancer, that this would be the thing that finally catches up to him, finally reminds us all that john mccain, who survived 5 1/2 years being tortured in isolation in a north vietnamese prison, is a mere mortal. and it s hard for even those close to him to grapple with that. i talked to some of his
litmus test during the campaign and who was loyal to him and going to be around coming into office. the one person who is adamant about not showing any sign of weakness is the chairman of his campaign, steve bannon is now the lead cheerleader for roy moore who has to be telling him the same thing. no question. having said that, mere mortal politicians who don t have teflon on this issue as president trump proved he had during the campaign are trying to separate themselves big time from him. one example is congressman stifers. listen to what he says. i subsequently asked for my money back before the allegations came forward. i do believe the women and i think that roy moore should step aside. to him at this point, i don t think anyone can manipulate anybody into doing anything, but
biased and prejudiced. cnn spoke with recep tayyip erdogan and joins us now from ankara. even though this referendum wields him a massive amount of power, he was keen to stress that he is not a dictator. reporter: that s right. i asked him directly, what he has to say to his harshest critics who say this turkish-style presidency and the sweeping power it gives him is the slow march to dictatorship in turkey. his response, i m a mere mortal. this is bigger than one man, this is not about recep, but reforming a system that over years creates a deadlock that he blames for crippling the economy and causing many military coups. have a listen to what he said.
together. i m joined by michelle kosinski and becky anderson, i want to begin with you. you just wrapped this exclusive interview with turkey s president. you tell me, becky, what did erdogan say about those questioning this referendum victory and that phone call from the president of the united states? reporter: brook, i straige, up asked him, the sweeping powers that gifts him is the slow march to dictatorship here in turkey. his response, i m a mere mortal. this is bigger than one man. this is not about erdogan but reforming a system that over the years created deadlock, he says, that he blames for crippling the country and causing a military coup. i also asked erdogan about that