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george pataki may be jumping in. as for sarah palin, the bus will be in washington, d.c., later this morning. where it goes from there, though, they wouldn't say. david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> the shas shuttle "endeavour" has said its final good-bye to the international space station. this is the final voi kraj. it's pilot bid commander mark kelly, the husband of gabrielle giffor giffords, the congresswoman that was shot in january. >>> general david petraeus and lieutenant general david rodriguez apologized for an air tri stik that landed not where it was supposed to. >>> switches geing gears. looking at the nation's weather. not quite as severe from kansas city to texas. up to a foot of mountain snow in the rockies. rain from seattle to redding, california. the heat continues in the northeast. >> 95 in baltimore. 9 on in new york. 85 in omaha. 87 in detroit. mostly 60s from seattle to salt lake city. >>> coming up, american airlines is set to leave its mark on the upcoming nba finals. that's in our busine

former new york governor george pataki. and new york's former mayor giuliani are now flirting with the race now. no one set off more buzz than sarah palin. yunji de nies caught up with the 2008 vice presidential nominee on her very public bus tour today. >> reporter: the crowds are ready, the bus is waiting, and here she comes. it certainly looks like a campaign bus. if you're not running for president, why the tour? >> this isn't a campaign bus. this is a bus to be able to express to america how much we appreciate our foundation and to invite more people to be interested in all that is good about america. >> reporter: today began with a trip to the national archives to see the constitution and bill of rights. palin is playing a bit of cat and mouse with the press. with no public schedule for this very highly publicized bus tour. >> she gets complete control of her message. she doesn't have to go through the traditional channels. and personally, she gets more attention, which could mean more in her pocketbook. >> reporter:

former new york governor george pataki is now considering jumping in. and texas governor rick perry? >> i'm going to think about it. >> reporter: now, we asked sarah palin, when are we going to see the bus? she said, tomorrow in washington, d.c. where does it stop next? her people wouldn't say. david, she was asked directly, are you running for president? the answer? don't know. david? >> all right, david kerley in washington tonight, thank you. >>> we're going to move to afghanistan, where tonight, president karzai says he's delivering his final warning to the u.s. after a u.s. air strike accidentally killed more than a dozen mothers and children. nick schifrin, who has spent years covering this region, has the fallout for us tonight. >> reporter: in rural afghanistan, a father grieves his dead children and his village suffers from a u.s. mistake. the u.s. says the target was a house the taliban took over but admits by the time the bomb dropped, the house was filled with women and a handful of children. the u.s. apologized today as the village mourned

former new york governor george pataki is considering jumping in and texas governor rick perry -- >>hink about it. >> reporter: palin told me that her bus will be rolling through washington, d.c. later today. where it will stop next, her people wouldn't say. palin was asked directly is she running for president. the answer, don't know. david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> and on this memorial day, a special remembrance by u.s. troops in afghanistan. more than 1,400 american service members have died in afghanistan in the past ten years. about 100 personnel from the army corps of engineers held a candlelight vigil sunday night. they had a day off sunday, one of five days off they can expect this year. >> wow. and hundreds of volunteers helped honor the dead at a veterans cemetery in massachusetts. every one of the 50,000 graves now has a flag. the father of a war veteran killed in afghanistan made it happen. amalia bereda of wcvb has his story. >> i just want to hug him one more time. >> reporter: instead, paul monte can only caress the gravestone of his son, medal of honor recipie

we're hearing that former governor george pataki is actually thinking about a potential run so the soap opera of the republican nominee process continues, bianna. >> things are getting interesting. david, we appreciate it. thank you. >>> now let's bring in "this week" host christiane amanpour from washington with more. good morning, christiane. good to see you. >> good morning, bianna. >> well, with the republican presidential field just starting to take shape, how could a sarah palin candidacy shake things up? >> well, assuming there is one, and as david has said, many pundits and analysts said, she has not done and made most steps yet that are required before jumping into a race so we'll keep watching this but most people say that what would happen is that she would, quote, suck up all the oxygen, in other words, as you can see even two years after the last election, she's still, having her party not won that election a big, big media magnet and so people are worried. people who would get into the race, that she would suck up all the attention. >> and what kind of an impact would a go

country heal us in the immediate aftermath of the attacks, mayor rudy giuliani, and governor george patakii now would like to ask chris ward to say a few words. chris? >> thank you. >> we're joined now by the chairman of the homeland security and government affairs committee, senator joe lieberman. you just heard from the mayor and ground zero is a sacred place for all americans. and for people around the world. but what does this capture of osama bin laden in a suburb of islamabad after all the billions of dollars that we have spent -- sent to pakistan tell us about our relationship? and the fact that either they knew and didn't tell us or we know couldn't trust them enough to even tell them we were going in for this raid? >> well, we don't know the answers to those questions. but those are very real and important questions and they will be asked by members of congress with increasing intensity. >> what do you want to know, senator? what is your reaction to this? is it possible that this facility could have been within a mile and a half of their west point and all these neighbors and not

i think both he and pataki see an opening for a more moderate alternative to palin and the other conservatives one thing is for sure, it's not even clear who is running yet. >> that rolling thunder ride is one of the ways that america is paying tribute to the military on this memorial day. there was a candlelight vigil in afghanistan. the president will lay a wreath at arlington cemetery later today. it will be the final day of active duty for admiral mike mullen. i spoke with admiral mike mullen earlier this morning. good morning, admiral. thanks for joining us. >> good morning, george. good to be with you. >> i imagine this must be especially meaningful for you. >> every memorial day is meaningful. this one, we've been at events most of the weekend with many of those who lost military members, families of the fallen, also with our veterans, so it's -- in ways, it's better sweet in that regard. still very special to be able to participate, and also be in a leadership position to try to make a difference for those who have served and our veterans. >> you're returning from pakistan. you met wit

mayor rudy giuliani and governor george pataki. and i had like to ask chris to say a few words. >> thank you, mayor. this morning in a conversation with governor cuomo, the state was placed on high alert in coordination with the port authority of new york, the new jersey throughout will region and throughout the rest of the state, his message on that conference call this morning much like the mayor, a sechbs relief perhaps even a sense of joy, but more importantly a sense ofvilvinlg wlans and chals going forward. as you can see behind us, there is no longer a pit, but we must complete this site and the work of this country and president obama to bring osama bin laden to justice reflects the kind of perseverance and endurance that this nation has always demonstrated and now today this city and the port authority of new york and new jersey are demonstrating behind you. thank you very much. >> chris, thank you. our speaker of the city council, christine quinn is with us today. >> you've been listening to mayor michael bloomberg speaki

all of the international political pressure on the pataki regime -- gaddafi regime to ensure that gaddafi steps down and the regime allows a peaceful transition to democracy and accommodation of the legitimate demands of the libyan people. that is how we have defined this. and i do not sense any fatigue on the contrary, we have just had a meeting today at its headquarters and the participants -- it has been a reaffirmation of the strong commitment to our operation. >> [inaudible] i just wonder if you are concerned at all about talks of a deadline for the military operation. >> what we have decided is exactly what we defined in berlin when foreign ministers mapped -- met. we did find three very clear military objectives. when these objectives are met, the mission is accomplished. that is a strong desire for all of us to see the mission accomplished. i am not able to fix a date when the the three objectives will be fulfilled. but its objectives guide our operation. an agreement among the participants that the three objectives defined the links and the scope of our operation. >> do you feel

were at an air force base in new jersey and the president came off the plane and greeted governor pataki, then greeted me, and said, what can i do for you? and the first thing i said is you can let me execute bin laden when you catch him. that was the sense of anger that i had and also the sense that he killed so many of my own people in new york that i might be symbolically a good person to do it. but now i'm very satisfied that this has been accomplished. i can't tell you how much admiration i have for the people who carried out this mission. as i said from the president to the people who were right there on the ground, it took a lot of courage to do this in pakistan. just think, matt, if something had gone wrong, if three innocent people had been killed and there would have been a mistake. a president would be undergoing tremendous criticism now. our military would. and that risk is always there when you make a decision like this. >> right. real quickly. i mentioned where i am. from where i'm standing, rudy, i can see the freedom tower, which is under construction right now, due to be