christopher mcdonald is the grandson of the third general manager, alan macdonald. we also have with us those of us whose fathers and grandfathers help to bridge -- bill this magnificent bridge. that then, unfortunately, it was most in men that did the construction. today, it has changed dramatically. now want to ask the current bridge workers to stand up to big knowledge. any of them around the perimeter. finally, i want to recognize someone who has been recognized at least once. gus, we are pleased to have you here. you were a teenager when you work on the bridge. we are so blessed to have you here today. thank you for being here. [applause] when the bridge was built in the 1930's, -- we currently do not own this land -- is owned by the government. but we got a permit by the department of board to build this bridge. the tradition of the military goes well beyond that. we are thrilled this memorial day weekend to celebrate another tradition in the passing of this bridge, military service. uniformed men and women shipping out as our madam leader said earlier. during

. >>> coming up at 7:00 i'll be speaking live with former ambassador tom mcdonald who knew the late christopher stevens and he explains exactly what being a foreign ambassador is really all about. it can be very risky, as we have just found out. >> see you then. >>> still to come in this half hour after months of questions we're finally getting answers about the spending at the general services administration from the man in charge. >> the numbers don't lie, another perfect day. here are the numbers at national, 81 the high, 60 the low, got down to 47 this morning at dulles, average 81 and 64. it can still get hot, 96 record high, 41 record low. we'll come back, talk about when our nice stretch of weather comes to an abrupt halt and look ahead to the weekend. >> but first what does dustin hoffman say is harder to win than an oscar? we'll tell you about the award he and six others will get toward the end of the year up next. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood fun