Business leaders, hollywood and other entertainment stars and Public Officials including the president. More and more those speeches have focused on the president ial race and other political topics. Which brings us todays question for our viewers, have commencement speeches gotten to political . Democrats can join the conversation at 202 7488000. Republicans can call 202 7488001. Independents can call 202 7488002. We have a special line for recent graduates to talk about their address experiences at 202 7488003. You can also reach us on social media, on twitter and on facebook. Good morning. Lets begin this conversation about the political messages in commencement speeches by taking look at president obamas speech at Rutgers University earlier this month. [video clip] you were listening to todays political debate and you might wonder where this strain of antiintellectualism came from. [cheers] let me be as clear as i can be. In politics and in life ignorance is not a virtue. [cheers]
Coming up. News 4 midday starts now. Want to show you a live look at the tomb of the unknowns at Arlington National cemetery. In just the last couple of minutes president obama arrived and started speaking in part of the wreath laying ceremony there. The president will then move to the cemeterys amp theater where a large crowd is gathered to hear from mr. Obama and defense secretary ash carter. The president is urging all americans to observe a National Moment of remembrance at 3 00 this afternoon in honor of all Fallen Service members. This was the ceremony this morning at the world war ii memorial. World war ii veterans were on hand for the memorial day event helping to lay wreaths in memory of the more than 400,000 americans killed in the war. Part in the ceremony. Those ceremonies just a few of the many memorial day events taking place right now. There are also parades planned around the area. News 4s derrick ward is live in rockville where the memorial day parade just got underway
Special report is up next. Sympathy but no apology, president obama walks a political tight rope at hiroshima. This is special report. Good evening. Welcome to washington. Im bret baier. Ing the world to, in his words, ponder a terrible force unleashed, the president did not mention how that terrible force may have saved a million american lives possibly lost if a Ground Invasion of japan had been necessary. But his visit and his words had significance at home and abroad today. Our correspondent is traveling with the president and reports tonight from hiroshima. Reporter it was a
culmination of seven decades long walk for restoration and reconciliation and finally if only for a brief moment a painful past gave way to the promise of a hopeful future. It was a powerful moment drenched with emotion and draped in history when a survivors embrace came to symbolize more than generations could imagine. 71 years ago on a bright cloudless morning death came from the sky and the world was change
A bunch of different places. Nah, bro. We gotta go offscript. Rip to shreds every motel, cabin and teepee, between here and the wedding. Now get out of my seat. Alright. screams road trip whahhhh hahaha. Road trip here in new york. And here is what is happening. We begin with two big weather headlines. A Tropical Storm creeping towards the carolina coast that could ruin a lot of plans this weekend. A cleanup in Central Texas after a record rainfall fell there killing two people. I want to get right to meteorologist who joins me with more on weather headlines. We are watching major stories. First this depression which is likely to become a Tropical Storm. The next name on the list is bonnie. Here is a look at the satellite perspective. You see the burst of convection where you have orange. That indicates higher cloud tops. It is really just a very short while we start to see that precipitation work its way on the coast line of South Carolina and into coastal georgia. That is where we ha
Police there already have ramped up security in the area expecting protests. But if youre trying to tune out all of the politics anthony friday before a long weekend because youre almost out the door dont worry. We got a full in depth travel forecast for you coming up with our reporters spread out across the country to tell you what to expect. Lets begin with politics. Lets start with katie who is inside the San Diego Convention center. Thats where donald trump is headed next. I dont know if hes wrapped up in the north in fresno. Reporter hes expected here at 5 00 eastern, thats 2 00 pacific. Its really battleground california right now. Donald trump is not facing off any republican rivals because he clienked the nomination but every time he comes to california he faces off with hundreds or thousands of protesters. Same thing expected here in san diego. This is the closest hes been to the Mexican Border since last august when he went to laredo, texas to meet with Border Patrol agents.