much that we make sure we take care of them for the rest of their lives. lawmakers made a big deal about banning discretionary spending on projects in their own districts, known as earmarks. but it seems as if they found a way around their own legislation. our senior congressional correspondent dana bash reports that millions of dollars are still being funneled into pet projects. reporter: redstone arsenal in northern alabama, home of army rocket and missile programs. it could get $2.5 million added to a defense bill to develop unmanned vehicle technology. thanks to congressman mo brooks who represents the district. so that is probably going to go to your district and help your constituents. i can t say that it s going to go to the fifth congressional district, but i will say this if that is a service that we can offer to america, i ll be tickled pink. reporter: in this press release, brooks boasted about getting more jobs for his district. that sounds like an earmark,
it s memorial day, may 30th, 2011. president obama is at arlington national sepl tore. live pictures paying tribute to those men and women who gave their lives to defend our country. shortly the president will speak at arlington s amphitheater. his address live, as well as remarks from mike mullen and defense secretary robert gates. arlington national cemetery, 624 acres of hallowed ground, the final resting place for fallen troops from all of america s wars, including the most recent. the war dead from iraq and afghanistan are laid to rest in an area that s known as section 60. our correspondent chris lawrence is there on this memorial day. chris, describe for us if you can the significance of this place that some call the saddest acre in america. reporter: well, suzanne, this is where most of the iraq and afghanistan war dead have been buried. so for a lot of these families the wounds are still very fresh. they have lost their loved ones in the last year, the last
looks like lawmakers have found a way around the congressional ban on pork projects, taking advantage of a roughly billion dollars put aside in a special fund. so how s it work? cnn s senior congressional correspondent dana bash takes a look. reporter: red stone arsenal in northern alabama, home of army rocket and missile programs, it could get $2.5 million added to a defense bill to developed unmanned vehicle technology thanks to congressman mo brooks who represents the district. that is probably going to go to your district and help your constituents. i can t say it s going to go to the fifth congressional district but i will say if that is a service we can offer to america i ll be tickled pink. reporter: brooks boasted about getting more jobs for his district. that sounds like an earmark which the house banned this year. what is this all about? watchdog groups worry it s a back doorway around the ban.
passengers aboard a delta flight. we ll tell you twhapd. and take a close look at the circle on your screen. sometimes baseball fans will do whatever it takes to catch a ball, including dropping their kid just to make a catch, come on. it s sunday, may 29th, 6:00 a.m. in atlanta, 5:00 a.m. in joplin, missouri. the nation s chief executive offering a shoulder to cry on this morning, headed to tornado damaged joplin, missouri. president obama is expected in joplin shortly after 1:00 eastern. te will meet with tornado victims and deliver brief remarks at a 3:00 eastern memorial service at missouri southern state university. his visit comes as the death toll rises to 142 this morning. more than 90 people remain missing, more than 1,000 have been injured. later this afternoon, at 5:41 central, the city is observing a moment of silence, that is the exact time one week ago the tornado plowed a half-mile swathe through joplin. we take you live to joplin. paul brickhaven is there. p