being vacated by jeff flake, fending off a challenge from two hardline conservatives giving moderates in the gop a playbook to thrive in the trump era. reporter: dave and laura, she is america s first woman to fly in combat for the u.s. air force. she fought a tough primary, she took to the stage, she won the gop nomination for the u.s. senate representing the state of arizona. and like her military chops, she came out swinging, fighting, looking squarely to november. tonight marks the chapter, the next chapter in this campaign. the beginning of a 70-day sprint to electing arizona s next senator. i am as impressed as anyone that my opponent brags she owns over 100 pair of shoes. i on the other hand have over 100 combat missions serving our country. fabricating a centrist image to
fulfill her ambition. she s a fake production running on a phony script in order to fool the voters. reporter: mcsally spent the bulk of her victory speech attacking the winner of the democratic primary, kyrsten sinema, who is currently in congress. both women are well financed. this is expected to be an ugly and brutal race between these two women. whoever wins will make history. they will be arizona s first female senator. dave, laura? the year of the woman continues. if democrats retake control of congress in november, president trump warning there will be violence. cnn has heard a recording of the president in a closed-door meeting with evangelical leaders with no real basis for the comments, the president taking a fire and brimstone approach in an appeal to get voters to the polls for the midterms. he said in part, it s not a question of like or dislike, it s a question that they will
reported that pompeo received the letter from kim yong-chol. warning that denuclearization process was quote again at stake and may fall apart. we have cnn s will ripley live in hong kong. reporter: dave, this is the biggest warning sign yet that the u.s. and north korea diplomatic relationship is in certi serious trouble. this letter delivered to mike pompeo by his chief kim yong-chol. the north koreans feel they were laying out what they expected all along. they want a peace deal and denuclearization later. the u.s. wants denuclearization first and then concessions like a peace deal and other things. i want to read a portion of what a source told me overnight. quote, the u.s. is still not ready to meet the north korean
on policy and politics, i respect senator john mccain s service to our country. the president later echoed the sentiment at the white house event. it is a move leading veterans groups say is symbolic, but important. a source familiar with the talk says the president was pushed by internal staff to deliver a more robust statement on john mccain. the president refused early requests from vice president pence to do so. according to the wall street journal the white house prodded the president for two days to release a statement. president trump thought the tv coverage of mccain was over the top. more now from abby fiphillip at the white house for us. reporter: dave and laura, a day of controversy with president trump making an about face. issuing a statement about senator john mccain at the white house. listen. also our hearts and prayers are going to the family of senator john mccain.
down. do not despair. we believe always in the promise and greatness of america. because nothing is inevitable here. americans never quit. we never surrender. we never hide from history. we make history. mccain said he lived a rewarding life and would not trade a single day, not often the ones of extraordinary hardship. no doubt the hardest of the hardships is the five and a half years held captive at the hanoi hilton in vietnam. his time as prisoner of war shaped his life and legacy. let s bring in ivan watson from the hanoi hilton. ivan. reporter: i m at the prison which used to be a french colonial prison. it is now a museum. this is the facility where john mccain spent a substantial part