that does not stop for arlington. last december, during president bush's state funeral, funerals proceeded every day in arlington for families. host: tom from princeton, new jersey, good morning. caller: good morning. hi, mr. kotten. -- mr. cotton. i served during the reagan .dministration looking for a job has been more and more difficult because we do not get recognized as a serving in the cold war, which in my opinion was the last war we actually won. we still signed on the line and dedicated our life to the country yet there is no veterans preference, nothing between 1975-1990, is really sort of lost. we don't get recognized on any job application. what is congress doing regarding recognizing, even giving one preference point for soldiers that served during that era? host: thank you for your call and your service. --st: we want to earn of t we want to honor the service of all veterans. the cold war without firing a shot because of the brave men and women who wore the uniform in those days. if we have preferences,

it was a genuine honor for me to rform those missis in arlington.e i got into congress, i really appreciated what a special place arlington has in the hearts of their fellow citizens. arkansans come to visit me all the time in washington. they usually see the sites and i ask them their favorite stop and they almost alw national cemetery. i feel many americans have that story as owell. 's ever told the story of "the old guard >> how different is it from at other reg dmoants. >> mostfeegiments us oversees. but "the old gua" is performing its mission, funerals theceremonies, every day in capitol region. it's very demanding. soldiers take two to threemo hs before they're even trained and asserted to perform the mission because they live up to perfectiauon b there are no doors in arlington national cemetery. >> woodruff: meaning -- e performed when i was there and still today up to 20 to 30 funerals a day. an individual soldier or team could do six or seven funeral in a day. every funeral is unique because for the family it's once in a lifetime moment an

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that connects the lincoln memorial with the arlington house. it signifies a reunification of the north and the south, something that was pointed out when the bridge was dedicated. approximately 33,000 square feet of education center and exhibits. again, it is a memorial to all those who are serving now, who have served, and really those into the future. >> i am a retired army lieutenant colonel, served proudly for 25 years in the united states army. i left active duty on a friday and came to work here on monday. i would recommend people don't do that. anyway, if you had been here 22 years ago, you would be underground, under dirt. the original facade here at the memorial which forms one side of the memorial walls was dedicated in 1932 by herbert hoover. it was part of that memorial bridge product that obviously built memorial bridge, memorial drive, and this ceremonial gateway to arlington national cemetery. so 1932, three years into the depression, what happens? the memorial just sits here. and you can see it was never finished. the niches are

live coverage now from the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. you are watching c-span. >> ready, march. [honor guard cadence] [drum beating] >> forward, halt. >> color, halt. >> forward march. >> ceremonial. >> ceremonial. ♪ >> honor guard. attention. ceremonial. >> ceremonial. ease. shots fired] fired] ] hots fired ] hots fired [shot fired] fired] fired] >> honor guard. [shot fired] shot fired] shot fired] [shot fired] ♪ [star-spangled banner playing] >> order! present! [drum playing] [playing taps] >> order! ♪ i was there in the winter of '64 when we camped in the ice at nashville's doors three hundred miles our trail had lead we barely had time to bury our dead when the yankees charged and the colors fell overton hill was a living hell when we called retreat it was almost dark i died with a grapeshot in my heart say a prayer for peace for every fallen son set my spirit free let me lay down my gun sweet mother mary i'm so tired but i can't come home 'til the last shot's fired in june of 1944 i waited in the blood of omaha's shores twenty-one a

we are at the women's memorial and arlington cemetery. it is the only major memorial that is dedicated to women that served the country. we have over 3 million women that have worn the uniform of the united state. this memorial was dedicated in 1997. over 40,000 people lined memorial avenue from the bridge to the memorial. women from world war i through the current time. the memorial is on 4.2 acres of park service land. behind me you can see the headstones of arlington national cemetery. that surrounds the park service land. the memorial is -- a code of valor, terrace that has tablets with quotations about women. there is a pool where we had ceremonies on especially memorial day for women that had fallen. there is a line going from the lincoln memorial. you can see it as it comes up memorial drive with stones as it goes through our memorial up to the fountain and through the memorial. there are black tiles that connects the lincoln memorial with the mansion or arlington house. it signifies a reunification of the north and the south. some

arlington used to be the plantation of robert e.e, the union army occupied it and turned it into a graveyard. and ultimately it became our national cemetery. and it has been that place of unity and reconciliation ever since. so it's somewhat ironic that it's such a special place for all americans of all races and religions and regions and political viewpoints, but it really is a place, as abraham lincoln said in the first inaugural, where the mystic cords of memory stretch. >> and it's a lovely tribute to them. good luck with the book, "sacred duty," senator tom cotton. really appreciate it. >>> he has almost a five-star rating as an uber driver, but this man is also a war criminal. a cnn exclusive that anyone who takes an uber or a lyft needs to see. i have one kid in each branch of the military, but i'm command central. it's so important to us that verizon is supporting military families. when i have a child deployed, having a reliable network means everything. so, when i get a video chat, and i get to see their face, it's the bes

we dearly love each other. >> beth is larry's arlington mother, because we live from afar. and when she comes she always gives him a hug for me. >> reporter: 14 years of these two gold star mothers literally holding on to each other. this is a place, people talking about it as being the saddest acre in america. when you come here, you see this is a place of love and respect for all of those who serve on this memorial day, 2019, ryan. >> barbara starr, thank you for that reminder of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice and those they left behind, we appreciate that report. >>> let's turn now to president trump's state visit to japan. the president and his host, the japanese prime minister, apparently not on the same page when it comes to north korea's recent missile tests. shinzo abe says that north korea violated u.n. security council resolutions with the tests. but president trump says the tests don't bother him. >> my people think it could have been a violation, as you know. i view it differently. i view it as a man, perhaps he wants to get attention, and perhaps no

the old guard doesn't just perform in arlington either.ce twice perform the dignified transfer of remains. i probably did that mission 25 or 30 times in my 16 months at the old guard. carrying the flag draped remains of my fellow combat in arms who died a few hours earlier overseas that's an image you cannot forget. >> tucker: i don't know how i missed that. that must inform how you see everything about your current job. >> what i saw in iraq and afghanistan informs it. but what i saw at dover air force base and arlington with the old guard also informs it. a reminder the consequence a failure in policy making that we do have that sacred duty to honor those who have fallen but also to provide for those who come after them. who are going to be fighting tomorrow's wars to make sure we care for them. i describe all that in sacred duty and mindset the old guard has to achieve that standard affection. ethos of excellence that can apply in everyone's life no matter what they do. for their military, especially for the soldiers who honor our falle

that of course very close to arlington.e a live picture right now of nuarlington,erous trees down in this area. look at this one, this is one of the ones that our photographer out there along the arlington area, not just the tree there, but look at thenpower lines dow on top of this tree. it looks like this was a parked car. i hope it was. notice the power line right by the driver's side mirror. if n. happethis happens to you, get out. the wires could be live. back to the maps. you see down through mechanicsville, this strong storm, al moving off toward the east. and another one farther to the south. bowling green moving over toward northhamden county. and this sets us up for memorial day weekend. >> and we'll have plenty of d time for memorial day weekend. tomorrow will be nice, low humidity, still warm. and we'll have a nice breeze thoughout the day. and then we look to your saturday with a high temperature around 80. sowarm, humidity levels are not treally all t bad. as we take a look at your sunday, we'll have a high te

at a sobering place, arlington national cemetery.he absence of the president, president trump traveling overseas obviously. vice president mike pence presided over the wreath laying ceremonies at the tomb of the unknown soldier. he will be making remarks at the auditorium, he and the official party headed in that direction and those remarks will start a few minutes from now. in the meantime, you can see the assembled crowds are honoring the fallen service members of this great country on this wonderful day. >> julie: some special guests spotted inside the amphitheater, former u.s. senator and world war ii veteran robert dole and his wife some of the former u.s. senator and labor transitory transportation secretary and we have been watching this as it unfolds in the vice president expected to speak as well and when he brings those remarks of course we will bring them to you live. we will continue to watch it for you. stick with us, we will be right back after this break. prevagen has been shown in clinical trials to improve short-term

one of the challenges as arlington, the cemetery is actually running out of space.ng the challenges arlington has is how to continue to serve and honor those veterans who as they see it have a right to the buried there, but they are facing space constraints. >> more than 400,000 buried there, as i understand it, on the roughly 600-plus acres. admiral, on this memorial day it is always a lot of folks associated with burgers and beer, and for guys like you especially it is about so much more than that. >> it is, indeed. just two examples. one is over 20 years ago i was on a destroyer in the north atlantic headed to d-day celebrations to commemorate the 50th anniversary of d-day, craig, and i gathered the crew on the fan tail we we talked ak all the courage it took for those young men to scale the cliffs at normandy, to storm those beaches. this is a very sacred day for the military, and i am so happy to see nbc covering it and talking about it. it means the world to all of these young men and women. >> gordon, you maintain that on this day there is a group that is sti

i understand that you served when you came back at arlington. what did you do exactly?k you, i did serve at arlington national cemetery, the army regiment tasked with the cemetery, guarding tomb of unknown soldiers, performing ceremonies, some world famous, such as state funeral for george h.w. bush last september. i performed hundreds of funerals in 2007 and 2008, unfortunately funerals for soldiers killed in iraq and afghanistan. another ceremony was digified transfer of remains at dover air force base, i had to carry the remains of my fallen comrades off an aircraft hours after they were killed in iraq or afghanistan. the guard is special unit and arlington is a special place and the nation expects young soldiers to give their best, to hold out. >> harris: i want to draw everybody's attention to this, that is you on the right in the blue shirt. your little one, you are at the grave site of a fallen soldier. talk to me about this book and this moment, if you can. >> arlington is sacred ground, i try to take my young children there to learn about the sacrifices our fal

already made it up to ghty at arlington national airport and arlington county. 80 in manassas. 79 ineesburg. 1:00 baseball game, plan on temperaturese hovering in th mid 80s most of the afternoon. a stray shower or thunderstorm. not a lot toorry about. increasing rain chances and increasing heat and humidity. that's coming up inhe five-day. >> chuck, thank you. >>> all right. we've been laser focussed on that image right there. andou know what? maybe people are putting off their travel back home because of the nice weather. >> yeah.we actually, we looking at a shot from bethany beach. t's packed. things looking go the bridge. it's expected to get more crowded this afternoon. >> justin finch is keeping an eye on the roads. he's along i-95 in virginia. hey, justin, what's going on out there? >> hey there molette and adam. if i were off, i'd extend it by a day or two or three. you know that at some point today the rush is going to come on. looking right now at 95 northbound by the it, so far so good. traffic building up for sure, but still moving at aty pret good clip. no matter at what

that does not stop for arlington.december, during president bush's state funeral, funerals proceeded every day in arlington for families. host: tom from princeton, new jersey, good morning. caller: good morning. hi, mr. kotten. -- mr. cotton. i served during the reagan .dministration looking for a job has been more and more difficult because we do not get recognized as a serving in the cold war, which in my opinion was the last war we actually won. we still signed on the line and dedicated our life to the country yet there is no veterans preference, nothing between 1975-1990, is really sort of lost. we don't get recognized on any job application. what is congress doing regarding recognizing, even giving one preference point for soldiers that served during that era? host: thank you for your call and your service. --st: we want to earn of t we want to honor the service of all veterans. the cold war without firing a shot because of the brave men and women who wore the uniform in those days. if we have preferences, they s

it was part of arlington county, the virginia side of the district. with the bannhappy on federal buildings on the virginia side of the potomac, which was written into the residence act. there have been people talking about ceding it back to virginia and the early 19th century. the efforts caught steam in the mid-1840's. because there was tremendous anti-slavery agitation in washington. specifically to get rid of the slave trade in the capital. in 1846, many of the slave trading interests and virginia supportive housing tree is efforts to retro seed -- re trocede back to virginia. itsecame roughly 60% of original size when arlington goes back -- housing figures back to virginia. -- alexandria goes back to virginia. tell me about "chocolate city: a history of race and democracy in the nation's capital." why chocolate city? what does that mean? prof. musgrove: we took the term from folks who had used it as a nickname for the city in the late 1960's. it becomes famous would parliament funkadelic rights and out to the city called cho colate city. we knew

the vice president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington cemetery today. he called on americans to never forget the military members who did not make it home. >> this memorial day let every american renew our commitment to do our duty. to never fail, never fail to remember what they have done for us. >> president trump is out of the country on this memorial day , the white house posted a video on twitter of mr. trump and the first lady placing flags on military graves at arlington last week before he left for japan. >>> veterans laid wreath at the world war ii memorial. today's ceremony marked the 15th anniversary of the dedication of the memorial. >>> and in new york, veterans marked the memorial day by unfurling this 100 foot flag at the museum. >>> the two countries have an unshakable bond, but they do not agree when it comes to north korea's missile tests. >> there have been no ballistic missiles coming out. there have been no long-range missiles going out. and i think that someday -- >> divans -- japan's prime minister said the tests are regrettable.

>> so, i wanted to share the story of the young soldiers at arlington who put in all those long hours, who train and enepare their uniforms and go the extra mile tre that every funeral meets the standard of perfection. and i talk about what it was t li first time i went to dover air force base to do the dignified transfer of remains of soldiers who had just been killed overseas, or what it was gelike to perform a very l funeral for a helicopter crew and passengers that had beensh down in iraq. but for the most part, the sokeier's tour is what it's to be a soldier in the old guard, coming to that famed regiment and performing those missions in arlington because it's the behind-the-scenes look at everything that goes into what you might see at a lod one's funeral or what many of your viewers will see in the news next weekend over memorial day weekend. >> i think it's fair to say you've been known as one of the senators who works most closely with the white house. it was also reported tt you were considered as the cia director and may yet have opportunities to serother capacities in this

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>>that vice president mike pence also memorial day at arlington national cemetery. >>after laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier, the vice president delivering a message of honor and gratitude, this is the day that makes possible all other american days. without it without the sacrifice we honor patriots graves from the 4 corners of our land. >>and overseas. there would be no other american days. >>pence also expressing comforting condolences to the families for whom every day is memorial day. please don't forget the brothers and sisters in arms to serve beside these men and women. >>they need you to know. they loved them as well and they were their families and just take care of them. >>camila bernal kron 4 news. >>here in the bay area, a memorial day tradition of ford floating history in the east bay crumb force has he do and has more from the uss hornet in alameda. it's a memorial day tradition that dates back 20 years. >>folks attending the tribute ceremony here on the uss hornet sea air and space museum in alameda ran a special service day on the s

as i write about in sacred duty, the old guard of arlington provides the honor to our fallen heroes.t was an honor for me to serve there. this book is their ystory, not m story. if you want to see a living testament to the heroism to our soldie, sailors, coast guards men, go to section 60. it's where young men and women have been killed in the war on terror has been buried. it's g so many visitors, so many family members, so many friends, so many mementos, even though i know it's called the sad est acre in america, i prefer to refer to as it the noble est acre in america because it represents the best of us who fought for our safety. >> i find walking at arlington national cemetery inspirational. thank youin for com on the show. much appreciate it. >> thanks, chuck. thanks for the interest in sacred duty. >> when we come back, why some votersy hurt b the trade war wi china will vote for trump, but there is a reason why the president is backing off some other tariffs. that's next. this is decision tech. 's screening technology that helps you find a stock based on what's ending or an i

today pulled behind horses in arlington national cemetery.e funeral in particular i recall is the funeral for ez 40 the helicopter crash in january 20th, 2007. it was shot down by rpg and 12 americans perished in that fiery crash. biggest single funeral can i recall. we rehearsed that funeral for several days because we wanted to make sure for every one of those families they got that last perfect moment of honor. brian: i also saw you point out one of the head stones that had a picture on it. >> that was the grave site for lieutenant colonel mark stratton. i try to visit mark's grave every time i'm back to arlington. important to remember patton's old line we shouldn't just mourn the fact that these men and women died. we should celebrate the fact that they lived and the kind of life they lived. the service and sacrifice. griff: i will tell you a powerful piece there it's time to bring in arkansas senator tom cotton. jedediah: senator, welcome. >> thank you. griff: we commend your duty to the old guard i must say in full disclosure i got to

that was the origins of the arlington national cemetery.time, other soldiers were exhumed going back to the revolutionary war, the time of arrival for a generation of new soldiers, when there war became time to be buried there, spanish american war, world war i, world war ii. then the addition after world war i of the tomb of the unknown soldier. those three unknowns at one time stood for all the unknown soldiers that were still left overseas, but today they have really become the place of national mourning, the place where more than 4 million americans go every single year to pay tribute to our fallen heroes. >> sean: as you find our central airport here, reagan national airport, you fly right over the cemetery. >> we always had to raise our voice because the airplanes were flying right over the cemetery. >> tucker: that's an awful lot of funerals. >> in the moment, your drop is not to grieve, your job is to hr why the family has a chance to . certainly afterwards, certainly after an active-duty funeral with the young widow or widower or s

. >> vice president pence to heart in a wreath laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery. this was the 151st annual sermon on he. -- ceremony. ♪ ♪ >> order! present! [drum playing] [playing taps] >> order! ♪ i was there in the winter of '64 when we camped in the ice at nashville's doors three hundred miles our trail had lead we barely had time to bury our dead when the yankees charged and the colors fell overton hill was a living hell when we called retreat it was almost dark i died with a grapeshot in my heart say a prayer for peace for every fallen son set my spirit free let me lay down my gun sweet mother mary i'm so tired but i can't come home 'til the last shot's fired in june of 1944 i waited in the blood of omaha's shores twenty-one and scared to death my heart poundin' in my chest i almost made the first seawall when my friends turned and saw me fall i still smell the smoke, i can taste the mud as i lay there dying from a loss of blood say a prayer for peace for every fallen son set my spirit free let me lay down my gun sweet mother mary i'm so tired but i can't co

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in atday was flags arlington national cemetery, where an american flag is placed at every gravesite,lebrate memorial day. tom cotton of arkansas served in the old guard after serving in iraq. he wrote a book about that service. caught now tor bloomberg coming to us from washington. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me on and thank you for your interest in sacred duty. david: i did read the book, a fascinating history in part. there are things that i did not know about the old guard, but what do you want me and other americans to take away from reading your book, what is the central point you want us to remember? >> the old guard is the regiment at arlington national cemetery ,hat for arms military honors conducts other ceremonies in the capital region. the nation and trust them with a sacred duty. either dose of excellence, their simple standard of perfection in everything they do to honor our fallen heroes and their families really expresses our nations respect and reverence and even love for not only our soldiers but especially for those who gave what abraham lin

with arlington county. >> the transportation has not kept wake up the developnt around it. once the project is complete it will b clear. it will definitely be more clear to everyone how the intersection works. >> reporter: this project is expected to finish in the fall. until then, be sure you're right when making your left through here. did you follow all that? did you get all that? that's happening out here at the so-called circle. i've seen my fair share of poli todaynforcing this rule. if you're coming out, follow the signs, keep your fingersro ced it might work out for you. >>> who doesn't love a good conflict point. th's what they're doing there. >> all of northern virginia confuses me. i follow whatever is in front af me hope i get there. >> reporter: good idea. >> thank you. >>> a big sweep-up across t district. about an hour ago, mayor muriel bowser kicked off a graffiti campaign called the great graffiti wipeout, not in my d.c. the mayor will remove trash and graffiti in all eight wards over the next few months and what they're doing to keep d.c. beautiful. >>> th

there is a wide variety of religious symbols on the graves at arlington cemetery. when you have freedom of religion, you protect all of those symbols of the religions and our soldiers, both the history of our country. director at the heritage foundation. and caused by facial recognition technology. then angela kimball on mental illness talks about the state of mental health, making it difficult to receive care. and hoover institute senior fellow on the results of his recent study on income inequality and education atlanta achievement. live on wednesday morning. join the discussion. >> tomorrow, look at oversight of the justice department and intelligence community as the agencies investigate president trump. it starts wednesday at 10:00 a.m. wednesday on crmp span 2. remarks from joint of chiefs chair. and he'll speak at the brookings institution at 10:308 a.m. wednesday on crmp span. >> on memorial day president trump spoke to members of the u.s. navy aboard at a naval base. introducing the president was first lady melania trump. this is an hour. >> so great to be

>> every headstone in arlington tells a story. write about the old guard of arlington provides to the heroes. if you really want to see a living testament to the heroism of our soldiers, sailers, airmen. go to section 60. it's unusual that it's got so many visitors, so many family members, so many momentos. it can be sad. but especially as we approach memorial day, even though i know it's the saddest acre in america, i prefer to think about it as the noblest acre in america. >> i find it inspirational. that's for sure. tom cotton from arkansas, thanks for coming on and sharing your views. much appreciated. >> thanks chuck. >> when we come back why voters hurt by the trade war are still likely to support president trump, but there's a reason the president is backing off other tariffs. that's next. other tariffs. that's next. it's tough to quit smoking cold turkey. so chantix can help you quit slow turkey. along with support, chantix is proven to help you quit. with chantix you can keep smoking at first and ease into quitting so whe

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a lot going on today.ea prness, quarter fest today and tomorrow in arlington. that and more coming up in a few minutes. >> lauryn, a lot to catch up on. >>> 6:02, following breaking news this morning for you. police in the district tells a woman is dead after someone hit her with a car. what we know. officers say the woman was walking outside a crosswalk across mlk jr. avenue in southeast late last night just outside a hospital. talking to another person when suddly a car slammed into her. the woman was rushed to the hospital did not survive. police believe she may have been drunk at the time. the driver stayed on the scene. this is a developing story. when we get more details we'll update you in the nbc washington app. >>> haening day, you'll probably see a lot of cyclists out there today as lauryn and i talked about, the d.c. bike ride is haening later this morning. starts at 8:00. begins at west potomac prk near the mlk memorial. 20 miles around the district celebrating an active lifestyle and bicycling. for everyone else, road closures. roads in red you see

since i'm on the animal stories, another check on the bear in arlington. >> who is alive. >> that's aliveg up shortly. >> okay. jessica, thank you. >> the trade war between the u.s. and china is affecting prices at a big name retailer that touts low prices. >>> and you're looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we are down 136 points so far. another update on how the markets are doing up next. >>> and warner brothers casting for its upcoming batman movie. the actor reportedly a top choice while we watch the original batman show from the '60s. >> bam! pow! you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here is meteorologist mike nicco. >>> i skipped piano lessons watching that show one time. reruns. still, i missed piano lessons. that cut through where the leading edge of our light shower is right now. and it is sliding south out of places like union city andfremt. the sunol grade will be wet over the next hour or so. driving off into some haze over there and cloud cover. everything is quiet elsewhere this morning. so becoming dry on the roa

it tells the story of the old guard of arlington. it goes back to 1784, three years before the constitution. for the last 71 years it's had the honor of performing funerals for our fallen heroes in arlington national cemetery and guarding the tomb of the unknown soldier. between my tours in iraq and service, i served with the old guard. i also performed the transfer of remains at dover air force base where we welcome our fallen heroes back into the united states. i wanted to share the story of these remarkable young men and women and their drive to achieve perfection in every single thing they do to honor our fallen heroes and to give their families that one last perfect image of honor from the nation to those families. >> as someone who has visited arlington national cemetery on many occasions, senator cotton, thanks for writing this important back, and thanks so much for your service. >>> up next -- the president releases his annual financial disclosure statement. and it shows he made hundreds of millions of dollars last year. how

flags at graves and arlington national cemetery. the regiment posting humans have their limits but the old guard has yet to. >> to honor our service murmurs. you are talking to some of the navy, air force, army, marines. >> i can't get over the old guard shot. they are never stopped. you'll see if you're ever in washington d.c.. i'm here with the best. the must america has to offer wearing the uniforms. i presume you had a great week. >> i had a great week.

ston area of arlington. come join us down there. we're trying to get meagan to come down with us. >> i'll be there. >> okay. she'll be here. you said it on air. live city camera, it is hazy,fu beauti outside. plenty of sunshine. i believe we'll have a good deal of sunshine today. storms move in after 2:00. hot and humid through monday. temperatures and humidity drop by the time we get to tuesday. warm. temperatures are in the 70s. halfway there. i don't know what is happening. we're in the 70s out there. temperature right there. 71 degrees in.c. as we go through the noon hour, temperatures are going to be moving to right around 90. i say 91 in d.c. after 2:00, that's when we start to see storms moving around our area. 91 degrees for today. sunshine early and, again, some storms could be a little on the strongeride later on this afternoon. so, for sunday outlook, getting yard work done, cutting grass, storms this afternoon, get it done early. farmer's market looking good. warm. then dinner tonight, again, str

the guard responsible for the duties at arlington national cemetery.n the video that we showed you of the soldier of the century there, the tomb of the unknown, senator kotten writes this, -- i had left the old guard for afghanistan by the time the iraq war began to draw down and afghanistan began to heat up, but i still return to section 60 from time to time, sometimes with my wife and young boys to recall my days on that sacred ground and pay my respects to nexteroes and teach the generation about the heroes of afghanistan and the price of , saying that he likes to graves,ng the roads and section 60 is unusual not only for the number of visitors but for the things they leave behind . still, lost, coins, and other mementos sit on headstones, signifying a recent visit. flowers and balloons commemorating birthdays and anniversaries, pictures of kids growing up and making new memories to share with their absent mom or dad. i always like to stop and look for the items that tell the love of loss and pain and and life, adding a human element to the marble h

you do -- >> in arlington. right.eah. >> you're a healthy lady. >> i try to be. >> the pizza -- >> i work out so i could eat. >> on this schedule who are is not eating bad food. >> i've already had two slices of pizza today. >> i know where that candyuis too be i had some before i came in. if you want go out and exercise, it is nice and maybe dodge showers but not as chilly as yesterdat. temperes did make it up to 60 but then the rain and clouds o it was just not a good-looking day whatsoever. but today is pretty. we've had clouds move in and we've had some sunshine. we've also had this breeze out of the north and west and will s ntinue to see winds gusting up to 30 mir hour throughout the day. so that may put a damper on your day out b runningut not too bad. look athe water in potomac. if you could see it under the 14tstreet bridge. is brown for the rain over the last couple of days. almost four inches of rain have fallen in the d.c. area sinc may 1st. oh, yeah. and we still have isolated showers out there today. now

this is one of the most heart-wrenching sections of arlington national cemetery.er: good morning, poppy. on memorial day, 2019, it is here that so many of the young service members who fell on the battlefields of iraq and afghanistan have been laid to rest. a short time ago we talked to two extraordinary gold star mothers, lisa filipon lost her son lawrence, beth bell lovett her sonic las. they were lost on the same day, died in combat. they have been laid to rest next to each other here at section 60. these two gold star mothers since 2005 on may 8th have come to know each other and hold on to each other for comfort right here. >> this is where we have to be to honor not just our sons, but all of the fallen heroes from all of the past conflicts. you see here in section 60, nicholas and larry are here. all of the rows in frorcht of them represent lives that were lost. this is memorial day and this is yes we need to be. >> it's very comforting whenever we see other people that don't have someone resting here. they bring their children. that's a comfort to us to kno

some of those americans as i wrote without in sake let duty would buriedn arlington national cemeteryy do you think anar iran w would be as easy as you seem to describe? i mean,he last strike, there was a lot of that talk about iraq. and obviously that turned out to noto easy. >> well, chuck, the whole range our litary options that department of defense provides the president that range from the military strikes we have taken twice against syria under president trump to what you saw in iraq. no one, to my knowledge, is proposing wha you saw in iraq with troops to invade and govern 80 iranians. we'd like them to be able to live in a normal country. >> so you are not advocating regime change? >> we'd like to see the regime change the behavior. but my point about the first strike and the last strike is the united states is not going to take the first strike here. but if iran attacks the united states or our allies in the first strike, then it will be up to america in a time and manner of our choosing to take strike because our military will devastate theirs. >> before i let you go, "sacr

four people are hurt after ahe kitcn explosion and fire at an arlington. restaurant an aerosol can of cooking spray overheated and burst at dirt. three workers were taken to the hospital. one of them has serious burns. >>> asew effort underway to try to stop a poultry slaughter house from opening in alexandria. a group callingf itsel alliance for a slaughter free alexandria filed a complaint in circuit court. the case cges the city's decision to allow the slau they plan to kill, clean, sell several hundred birds every week. the lawsuit claims the city failed to analyze it. the council has not yet responded to the complaint. 4:47. the don't mute d.c. movement continues. thousands filled the streets in c.'s historic shaw neighborhood to sing, dance, protest the message, preserve the culture, peaceful protests g includ go music meant to make sure that many long-time d.c. residents and culture -- and the culture of d.c. aren't silenced by gentrification. the movement began when a cell phone store on florida avenue was asked to stop their tradition of playing g

. >>> a kitchen explosion and fire at an arlington restaurant injured four employees today. investigators say that an rosol can of cooking spray overheated and blew up at dirt restaurant on wilson boulevard. that started a flash fire. three workers went to the hospital. one of em with serious burns. the restaurant is planning to reopen for regularhours tomorrow. >>> now to the pardon president trump issued to a formerrmy officer convicted of mdering a prisoner in iraq back in 2008. former first lieutenant governor mike bahenna ofklahoma was suspected of killing an al qaeda detainee and prosecutors say the murder was a retaliation for a roadside bomb attack that had just killed two of his fellow soldiers now the man insisted he acted in self-defense after the man made a move for his gun. the army'sphighestals court raised doubts about the case and he was ultimaty sentenced to 15 years. he was paroled after five and in a statement today he thanked president trump for in his words his emendous act of mercy. >>>s bagpiperarch beneath a large american flag held up by two ladder r

tell me one place you should tell washingtonians one part of arlington cemetery they should see?> chuck, every headstone tells a story. it provides the honors to our fallen heroes. it was an honor for me to serve there. this book is their story, not my story. if you really want to see a living testament to the heroism of our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marine and coast guardsmen. go to section 60. it's where the young men and women are buried. it's unusual that it's got so many visitors, so many family members. so many friends, so many mementos. it can be sad. especially as we approach memorial day. even though i know it's called the saddest acre in america. i prefer to think of it as the noblest acre and what they were able do for our freedom and safety especially find walking out arlington cemetery inspirational. much appreciated. >> thanks, conduct. thanks for the interest in "sacred duty". >>> when we come back, why some voters hurt by the trade war, there is a reason president trump is backing off other tariffs. that's next. a reason why the president is backing off some othe

but arlington, of course, so much more than that. 430,000 souls are here. on memorial day they expect so many people to come and pay their respects. just yesterday they had 24,000 visitors here. we await the ceremony later this morning for the public. we do expect family members of the fallen to come down the hill here where you already see flags laid out, flowers. i want to point out at this one grave site we see one of the mementos, the kinds we have seen over the years. buddies come by, leave a memory, something that's meaningful to them and their battle buddy they lost. later today, once the cemetery opens in a few hours we expect to see an awful lot of people pass through and pay their respects. that's what memorial day is all about. that's what military families want. enjoy the cookout, enjoy going to the beach, but take a moment, pay your respects, remember the fallen. john, alisyn? >> absolutely. what a powerful backdrop there for you of gravestone after gravestone. on "new day" we are remembering the fallen this morning. >> it is the meaning of mem

you serves at arlington and gourd thyouguarded the tomb of n soldier.acred duty, i served at arlington between my tours overseas with the old guard. they have been doing that for 71 years, we have had a single standard that is perfecttion. if we perform 20 or 30 funerals a day, for that family, that is once in a lifetime, we have to get everything right. funerals were no zero fail. many americans will have find a story that resonates with them, those who served or have love ones who served, but could learn from old guard and approach our every day lives, to be a little bit better at all we do, that is the standard they set for themselves on behalf of our national arlington national cemetery. >> you gave me chills, thank you. >> thank you. trish: senator cotton, good to have you here, coming up, far left co-host, joy behar, now calling to put the entire republican party in handcuffs. you have to hear this. but first, behar, maybe taking a cue from america's favorite socialist who is taking over democratic party, aoc demands that speaker pelosi start impe