years in prison, mccain was released. >> you still see the impact of that today, the way he was tied. you know, the way he can't raise his arms, his hands, can't comb his hair. the things that we take for granted. >> his marriage to first wife carol who waited anxiously for mccain while imprisoned fell apart. he became a naval lee say son to the u.s. senate where he caught the political bug. in 1982 he ran from the house from arizona home with new wife cindy and won. four years later, it was on to the u.s. senate. early on, controversy. the keating five. mccain and four other senators met regulators investigating the failed savings and loan back of charles keating, a mccain contributor. >> i am of course relieved that i have been exonerated. >> an investigation cleared mccain of wrongdoing, but rebuked him for poor judgment. the episode sent mccain on a crusade to clean up washington,