begin this memorial day honoring those who served and made the ultimate sacrifice. just minutes ago, president trump spoke at the arlington national cemetery. sam sweeney has what it had to say. >> the president wrapped up his speech a few moments ago. the president is working on speaking with those who attended the ceremony. that is the white house counselor kellyanne conwa

tottering soldiers and military members who gave their all and sacrifice for our country. he pointed out several people in the audience including senator bob dole, former presidential candidate. he will turn 94 in the next couple of weeks. he also pointed out secretary john kelly who lost a child fighting in battle. the president spoke for about 20 minutes. pres. trump: they were all angels sent to us by god. they all share one title in c ommon. that is the title of hero. we paid tribute to those brave souls who raced into gunfire, roared, into battle, and ran into

just before the president spoke he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. he placed it there and paz for -- and paused for a moment. that will wrap up his ceremony at the arlington national cemetery. there will be another ceremony for president john f. kennedy who would have turned 100 today. >> the fallout continues as the president's advisor and son-in-law, jared kushner, faces accusations of attempting to set up back channel medications with russia. laying a wreath at arlington national cemetery. the final resting place for many who died in service to their country.

administration introduced the play defense. the spotlight now on trump's son-in-law, jared kushner. >> kushner is in a unique situation because he is married to debunk a trump. >> kushner is not a target of the investigation, but he is the target of investigations that he tried to set up a secret communications channel with russia. and acceptable. any way that you can communicate with people, particularly with organizations that are not particularly friendly, is a good thing. >> john mccain isn't buyin git. today in an interview on australian tv. >> and of that some administration officials are saying it is standard procedure. i don't think it is standard procedure prior to the inauguration

the united states by someone who is not in an appointed position. >> kushner's security clearance should be questioned, he said. >> there ought to be a review to find out if he was truthful or candid. >> president trump defended kushner in a statement to the new york times saying he has total confidence and is doing a great job for the country. >> residence in rockdale are paying tribute to our fallen troops with a memorial day parade. ryan hughes's life were a slave student is also being honored today. >> good afternoon. the sun is just coming out right now. lining the streets out here. the american flags are flying and marching bands are filling the streets in rockville. this morning everything was started with an

then a solemn ceremony. wreath inan 86 laid front of the flames to honor those who gave their lives for our country. people in the crowd have american flags in hand. military members, dancers, float s. it is one of the longest-running memorial day parades in the country and family seven coming year after year. >> the girls enjoyed coming and participating. >> i have been doing this for 20 years. >> it is wonderful to see everybody else. ofecially the appreciation our country and what it stands for. >> as we come back live, you can see that security is front and center. police cruisers are blocking up the streets along the parade

people safe. things just have started about an hour and a half ago. life in rockville, ryan hughes. >> the sun has finally come out with a cloudy start. >> for a lot of us, we're looking at things changing quickly. on, the clouds rolled back in and it will be this back and forth throughout a lot of the day. this cold front will slide through. at this point, we are drive across the area and nothing is showing up on radar. i did want to show you the feels like temperatures.

warrington. those temperatures are creeping up into the low 80's. 12:00 here,noon, futurecast picking up on a few light showers. it does look a bit more likely. if we are getting downtown for the national parade, it gets more good. we are getting ready to another cloudy day on tuesday. showers downtown, is more than likely dry. quite a bit of rain. i let you know when you have some dry days to enjoy coming up. >> hundreds of cyclists are on the way to virginia beach to raise money

wounded veterans. the right to recovery is in full swing. retired veterans, first responders and the closest supporters come in the form of bicycles. >> my doctor and physical therapist said, start cycling. i am a different person now. steel horses are being used to recover from wounds that are too real, too raw. >> so many things with saw. . people and friends that were lost. >> the group's project hero. cyclists come in all shapes, sizes, and ages. there is one common denominator here. scars.- war in 10 years, this group has traveled 30,00

countries. >> lost my son a couple years ago and i'm riding for him at his memory today. >> 200 bikes have been modified for those with physical disabilities. after five tours, this retired veteran had to have his tailor-made. >> when you get a bike donated to give you have to get measured like it is a suit. more than 350 miles to virginia beach, a first for the retired army veteran gretchen evans who lost her hearing after a traumatic brain injury. they had heard back in combat, they have it today. >> people do not know i am deaf. it is an invisible injury. i am just one of the crowd. >> we have breaking news regarding tiger woods. he was arrested in jupiter, florida for drinking and driving. he was booked into jail

7:18 and out by 10:50. he had back surgery in april, his fourth surgery in three years. woods, conce the number one ranked golfer in the world, has not played in a competitive tournament since february. coming up on abc seven news at noon, nightmare on a waterslide. opening day of a brand-new park was caught on camera. the crash that had a lot of people holding their breath. systems backup for british airways. who is to blame for the outage that left tens of thous

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>> a 10-year-old boy is thankfully ok after flying off of a waterslide and landing on concrete. we have the story and the incredible video. >> a fun day at a newly opened waterpark quickly goes awry. watch as the boy largest on the 80 degree drop and straight over the edge, sending him tumbling across the concrete. that terrifying moment caught on camera just 90 minutes after the slide opened on saturday. >> i would be worried about those slides because they are steep. >> the boy, who was taken to the hospital and later released walking away with scrapes and bruises. the slide was immediately shut

with two other slides at this $43 million waterpark. >> our thoughts are with the family that had this experience. we do not want to have that repeated. will do everything we can to make sure that doesn't happen again. >> water parks are regulated by the federal government. the people are taken to hospital after suffering injuries on waterslides every year. since 2010, 29 deaths on amusement slides or waterslides have been reported. >> there is no state that regulates the slides the same as another. beware of what you do. a 10-year-old, was killed while writing the tallest waterslide in the city. -- in kansas city. the family spoke to abc news after settling a lawsuit for $20 million. .

is an accounting because someone was negligent. >> officials for the city-owned park telling the news that they are investigating the cause of the accident. scene at theild indy 500. crossed outside the racing line and hit a wall. scott dixon hit his car shortly after and his car went airborne. slammed into the inside wall. the cart was shredded. fine -- appears to be dixon appears to be fun. we are learning more about the man who killed two men and wounded another after they stood up for a muslim passenger and her friend. police say that the alleged white supremacist has a known criminal history and extremist

views. those views were on display when he allegedly threatened a young muslim girl and her friend. the three victims stepped in to defend them, and christian stabbed them. becauselost their lives of me and the way we look. i need to say thank you to them and their family. i appreciate them. without them, we probably would be dead right now. -- obtained this video which shows a man who appears to be christian yelling on the train one day before the attack. a majority of british airway systems are back up and running after an i.t. outage that left tens of thousands stranded around the world. british airways canceled all flights from heathrow. an employee union

the outage on an experienced i.t. personnel in india. some flights were delayed due to the outage. this could cost the outage tens of millions of dollars in compensation. severe storms with tornado slammed parts of the midwest. there were four confirmed tornadoes in missouri alone. two are dead and one is missing after their car was what way by floodwaters. in oklahoma, hail the size of golf balls smashed the sky. 500 severe weather reports across the country. we have been dealing with rain, nothing quite that bad. >> over the next couple of days we are part of this risk of severe thunderstorms but more than likely we are just looking at passing showers. that is how your forecast from memorial day shapes up. here is your time lapse from this morning. cloudy, st

some blue skies and sunshine showing up. clouds move in and out of here. we got the sunshine earlier getting close to 80 degrees. just hitting 70 for laurel, 72 in largo. the warmer air is taking over for everybody. you can see that happening from west to east. we will get a look at what is going on. this is our cold front. you can see the line of white cloud cover. that is going to give us a chance to spark off a few more showers. i don't think we will get this much to show up. futurecast showing us a chance for isolated showers but nothing that heavy. this should all be giving just east of d.c. for a lot of the evening, we have a good amount of sunshine until 8:00 or 9:00. it makes for a

afternoon. they get right back in and stick around for most of the day. we will hang on to that until at least thursday. finally a dry day for you. it's about 85 degrees with partly cloudy skies into the evening. if you are cooking out or going to the pool, it should be a better day. temperatures down to 70 degrees by 11:00. tomorrow morning, we will start in the 60's. right around 80 for wednesday and thursday. your driest day holding off until thursday. 85 today, getting back to 80 degrees for the middle part of the week. thursday is your dry day. that is the one to take advantage of. looking like a better chance for rain and thunderstorms.

it could stay dry, keeping a chance to rein in. coming up on abc seven news at noon, we were member the servicemembers who made the ultimate sacrifice. today marks a birthday of one of our fallen presidents.

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>> many americans are taking time to honor the president whose youthful administration inspires the nation. here is david wright. >> three of four americans were not even born when jfk bam

a new generation of americans. >> he is somewhat handed down to us in glamorous photos invoking the madman er -- mad men era. jfk's america, so different from ours. >> ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. >> it is almost like he is black-and-white. grainy and gone. >> ♪ happy birthday, mr. president ♪ >> today would have been john f. kennedy's 100th birthday. the family celebrating in boston. daughter caroline. >> i have thought about and missed him every day in my life. >> growing up was made easier thanks to all the people who kept him in their hearts. >> is only grandson reflecting on the family legacy. >> president

on a platform of challenges and not promises. >> congressman joe kennedy of massachusetts, age 36. >> there is no mercy. >> robert kennedy was your grandfather? john f. kennedy was your great uncle. is it hard walking in those shoes? >> you don't. how do you possibly live up to what giants and titans have done? >> he knows that nostalgia cannot overcome the challenges of today. o> you do what you can to try t leave the world better than you found it. >> he is fighting to carry the torch for a new generation, a living legacy. >>

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