in the u.s. tsa officials are looking at options but do not expect to lift the liquids ban anytime soon. it was a day of honor for millions of men and women who put their lives on the line for this country. in addition to those who have come and gone, the focus was on making sure today s veterans are well taken care of once on american soil. more now from karen travers. reporter: across the nation, americans mark veterans day with festive parades and solemn remembrances. at arlington national cemetery, president obama honored the men and women who served. we join as one people to honor a debt we can never fully repay. reporter: the president gave recognition to richard overton, who at age 107 is one of the nation s oldest vets. nation s oldest vet. he was at pearl harbor when the battleships were still smoldering. he was there at okinawa and iwo jima and said, i only got out of there by the grace of god.
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her car is waiting so she can catch a train i hope i haven t caused her to miss. he joined the president at arlington national cemetery. then the obama as worship at a historical black church to pay homage to dr. martin luther king jr. he decided to use two bibles one of kings the other of abraham lincoln. it is only because of them it is possible for me to be inaugurated. aids say the president has been saying in private in recent days that when he is on the podium tomorrow he will be thinking about the sacrifices of dr. king president lincoln and many others that have gotten him to this point. ed, thank you.
jennifer griffin has the story like from the pentagon. jennifer? reporter: it was a six-man crew flying in an air force ac47 plane. after take off they went ms over laos christmas eve 1965 the last day their families knew for sure they were alive. 50 years later, they were laid to rest, finally, at arlington national cemetery a day closure for the families. all six were buried in a single casket. one from rochester, new york, and a colonel from florence, south carolina, and chief master sergeant, from new york, and chief master sergeant from lebanon, oregon, and lieutenant colonel from cedar rapids, iowa, and chief master sergeant from i d foe hauls, idaho, shown in photographs taken before they
tribute to the fallen on this memorial day. we remember the sacrifices of our troops and their families. newsroom begins right now. good morning to you. i m carol costello. it s going to be a wet and soggy memorial day across parts of the north florida and southeast georgia. tropical storm beryl is to blame. you re looking at a live picture from jekyll island, georgia. the storm moves up the coast. we learned a short time ago beryl caused major damage at the jacksonville airport after making landfall and canceling 12 outgoing flights and forced jacksonville officials to cancel holiday activities and thousands are without power this morning. meteorologist rob marciano is tracking beryl. oh, darn! bad timing. but good news to this and get to that in a second. the damage in jacksonville is where it made landfall last night shortly after midnight and came on shore with near hurricane force winds. it was almost classified a hurricane and some folks may argue that. 73-mile-an