what is the latest on this visit, what kind of welcome has president putin received? fix, president putin received? very warm welcome, it was very late into the night, you could say early morning, pyongyang time when bled vladimir putin touchdown for the first time in more than two decades and there on the tarmac to warmly welcome one of staunchest supporters, kim jong un the leader of north korea. official guard stood at attention at the airport on the runway as the two leaders embraced and smiled, then they walked down the red carpet lined with red roses and then onto a waiting motorcade. this took them through the streets and motorways of pyongyang, that were lined with vladimir putin s huge posters, banners welcoming the russian leader and also russian flags all along the motorway. it is not just about red roses and red carpet that welcome and the photo ops these two leaders will get, the president is going to have a busy day ahead of him, a tea party is on the cards,
reporters. frank thorpe, an nbc producer, right now is inside the courthouse and has positions himself in an area where baby doc and his current wife were walking by, and of course the journalists shouted a zillion different questions at him, and as he went by, his wife raised her hand and said, no comment. so we don t know why he returned now. we do know that when he arrived it was not a surprise because there was a waiting motorcade for him, he had a diplomating passport, he cleared customs with no problem and made his way directly to the hotel. kerry saners in haiti for us. for the first time, mark kelly is speaking out public about the tragic ordeal that left his wife gabrielle giffords clinging to life in a hospital. progress report brings great news to many and well-wisher
it s been an emotional day in our nation s capitol. you saw a bit of what happened, just more than an hour or so ago, senator union mccain is laid to rest. the casket transported by an honor guard to a waiting motorcade for a memorial service earlier today. the vehicles then stopped just for people at the vietnam war veterans memorial where cindy mccain, accompanied by chief of staff john kelly and secretary of state james mattis by her side lay a wreath in the senator s honor. the memorial a washington s who s who there at the national cathedral, completely orchestrated by senator john mccain, himself, some viewing the day as his final campaign