Washington to say goodbye to late Sen. John McCain

The six-term Republican senator, who lived and worked in the nation’s capital over four decades, will lie in state under the U.S. Capitol rotunda Friday for a ceremony and public visitation. On Saturday, McCain’s procession pauses by the Vietnam Memorial and heads for Washington National Cathedral for a formal funeral service. At McCain’s request, two former presidents – Democrat Barack Obama and Republican George W. Bush – are expected to speak there.

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Fri., Aug. 31, 2018

Cindy McCain, wife of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., stands over his casket as he lies in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Washington.

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Roberta McCain, mother of, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., wipes her eyes as she looks at his casket as he lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Washington.

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Actors Warren Beatty, center, and his wife Annette Bening, left, arrive in the Rotunda before the casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., lies in state at the U.S. Capitol, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Washington.

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Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger arrives in the Rotunda before the casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., lies in state at the U.S. Capitol, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Washington.

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The flag-draped casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., lies in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Washington,.

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The flag-draped casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is carried into the U.S. Capitol Rotunda Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Washington, to be placed on the Lincoln Catafalque.

Jim Watson Associated Press
The flag-draped casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., lies in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Washington. In the foreground are Cindy McCain and Vice President Mike Pence.

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The flag-draped casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is carried up the steps of the U.S. Capitol, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Washington. Cindy McCain, left, joined by her sons Jack McCain, and James McCain and other family members, look on.

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Cindy McCain, Jack McCain, and James McCain watch as a military honor guard team carries the casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., into the U.S. Capitol, Friday, August 31, 2018.

Win Mcnamee Associated Press
From left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Janna Ryan, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., Karen Pence, Vice President Mike Pence, McCain's wife Cindy McCain, and McCain's sons Navy Lt. Jack McCain and Doug McCain watch as the casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Washington.

Andrew Harnik Associated Press
Cindy McCain, wife of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., leans over his flag-draped casket in the U.S. Capitol rotunda during a farewell ceremony, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Washington. The six-term Republican senator, who lived and worked in the nation's capital over four decades, is lying in state under the U.S. Capitol rotunda for a ceremony and public visitation.

J. Scott Applewhite Associated Press