'Start Here': McCain memorial, new Trump poll numbers and Harvard discrimination claims. What you need to know to start your day

Sen. John McCain leaves Arizona for the final time.

ByBrad Mielke, David Rind, and Kelly Terez

August 31, 2018, 7:05 AM

It's Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Here are some of the stories we're talking about on ABC News' new daily podcast, "Start Here."

President Donald Trump prepares to sign three Executive Orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Jan. 23, 2017.
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