Thanks for joining us. Im lucy nolan. Now we go to scott william. We were bracing for bigtime stuff, scott. It didnt happen. Thats right. Thankfully that is the case lucy and iain because of the cloud cover across our area, thats kind of kept the instability down. So right now its cloudy and humid only a few spotty showers this evening if youre stepping outdoors. But take look at this cold front its headed in our direction out ahead of it its still pretty warm and humid. But behind it, a taste of winter for some across the northern tear. So by 7 00 oclock, 80 degrees hit or miss showers. 77 degrees by 9 00 that humidity drops by 11 00 oclock were looking at temperatures in the low 70s. 83 right now in philadelphia but take a look to the west. Temperatures only in the 50s omaha. 30s right now in rapid city and they are dealing with snowfall. So coming up, well talk about some dramatic temperature changes as well as preview the weekend and some of it could be a little unsettled. Iain and
Coming tomorrow well talk to George Zimmermans defense attorney mark o mara and congressman aaron schock and steve israel, budget cuts day two, were not calling it the cliff anymore but technically in two days we head over that cliff. Cnn newsroom with Carol Costello begins right now. Ill see everybody back here tomorrow morning for starting point. Have a great day. Breaking news, a balloon in cairo explodes and plummets thousands of feet. Also a blizzard for the history books. This one could be more treacherous to travel in. Snow falling horizontally in Middle America this morning. We declared a state of emergency for kansas city, missouri. Plus marijuana nation. Marijuana cultivation, distribution and consumption is going to happen with or without their acceptance. The choice that we have to make is whether we want to regulate and tax it. Reporter and tax it they will. Some dispensaries could see tax rates as high as 75 . Plus this. A year after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin,
Stomach. Veterans dying in this country while waiting for medical help. Defense secretary chuck hagel discussed it in our exclusive s sitdown. In the world lead, pope francis defying expectations yet again on a trip to the holy land. Can he succeed where so many others have failed in brokering peace in the middle east . Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. Well begin with the National Lead today in Santa Barbara, california, six People Killed in a horrific series of attacks near the university of california, Santa Barbara. A pair of sorority sisters, roommates visiting their buddy, College Students out on an errand. All of them slained by a 22yearold because he couldnt get a date. After this, the questions turn to the motive, what could someone drive someone to do this sort of thing. This time we already know. Pentup sexual frustration, he gave voice to the mall lig nancy inside of him, in a 141page rant. And on the types of Message Boards that you hope you ne
America sweet america god done head his grace on me he crowned thy good with broth befo brotherhood waking up with a true classic song. You are watching fox and first on this memorial day. I am Heather Nauert in for Heather Childers today. Thank you for those veterans who fought for our country. We honor you today. Steve secentani has a previe of the events happening today. Its a tribute on wheels to the veterans who didnt make it home. The annual Rolling Thunder rally here for memorial day as usual. They have honored the falling heros and those missing in action. They came from all over the country to ride for freedom. This ride attributes to prisoners of war and missing warriors. Riders are speaking out for those who arrive back home and using medical care. These people put their lives on the country. It is important to bring all of our veterans home. These are heros who died for our right to be free. It is a busy day in dc with the president hosting a breakfast at 9 15 a. M. Then
To more effectively address emerging threats from the middle east and north africa. It has been our willingness to work through multilateral channels that kept the world on our side. President obama told graduates at the u. S. Military academy at west point that our reduced presence in afghanistan allows washington to redirect resources towards the changing face of global terrorism. The commander in chief laid out plans for a 5 billion Counterterrorism Partnership. Its intended to help train other nations in coordination with the state department. We will work with lebanon, with turkey, with iraq, with jordan, with others in order to do a better job of being able to counter a rise of increasing numbers of terrorist groups. The rollout comes just days after the president announced his plan to end the war in afghanistan by the time he leaves office and just days before he leaves for another overseas trip. This time to europe. That trip is all about Foreign Policy. The president is trayin