Transcript for Sen. John McCain passed away at age 81
on this Sunday morning.t I’m very pleased to have whit Johnson and Eva pimith me here on what is truly a historic mom as we take a look back at the life of nato mcca. He was a war hero, a two-time presidential contender and whose S were categor by a brave battle with brain cancerand anxtraordina and contentioulationship wh a sitting U.S. A incredible American life came to an end around:30 local time in McCain’s home S of arizona the six-term senator died just four days re his 82nd birthday Mn had been battling glioblastoma since July of last ar. On Friday, senator McCain’s family anced his decision to discontinue medical treatment. We’re long live th morning a picture of the white house the america has been lowered to half nd over at U.S. Morning, the site in Hanoi where McCain’s plane went down during the war, you see locals laying flowers there now. Nd as expected, TREs pouring in from alhe Ng former ents as well as donump who has been critical of McCain. He tweetqudeepest sympathies and respect go out to E family of sejohn Cain. Our hear prayers are with Yo We’ll talk about this laship cominup on this very busy, and as we said, historic morning. We have coverage, and chief anchor, George Stephanopoulos standing by. We want to start with Terry Moran who is near John McCain’s home in sedona, ar Terry, good morning to you. Ter: Good ING. This ancient desert this morning, it seems a little differt, and ordy human life is dwarfed by it, but he left his mark he in his adopted state of arid arizonans knew I they elected him six times to E united STEs senate finding THA M covative yet occasionally maitics somethi THA matched thatnty pioneer American politics Barry and Sandra day O’c nor, and H body left just to a mile or so here, police es down to Phoenix where there will be a service later this week. Occasionally you would seezonans comou say Fawell. His wife Cindy issuing an emotional statement saying, my heart Ron. I amlucky to have D the adventure ofg this incredible man for 38 years. He passed the he lived, on his own teurrounded people he loved in P loved best, Meghan, also issuing a very emotiostatement saying was with my father at his end ashe with me at my beginning. In the 33 S we share together, he raise, taught me, coted me, comforted me enuraged me and supported me in all things. He loved me, and I loved him. To live. What father cowant anythg more. What husband could want anythi more. Guys And Terry, the has been an outpouringsupport from MC’s colleags on both sides of the aisle, democratic minority leader Chu Schumer already talking about a ial tribute reporter:t’s right. Chuck Schumer has said that the grand senate office building now known as the Richard Russe senate office building should renamed R John McCain, and become John McCain senate office building. Richard ssell, a time 20th cen senator F geor segregatio, though, an many ways his politics have passed and chuck sch W to rename that building which alvies and from the great hearings thaup there, the John McCain senate office bing. I think a lot of peopill see thata fitting ibe.rry Moran in sedona, Arizona. Thank you. John McCain’s political career
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