good morning. right in the middle of the week. you can keep going. come on now. we have so far to go that we ve already come. i m robin meade. the nation is about to honor its service members who put their lives on the line for the country. you re going to hear what celebrations are planned for veterans day today. an airline pilot had one too many before he showed up for work. was he trying to go bottle to throttle? hmm. plus, a court has just decided whether michael jackson s father can have a piece of the singer s estate even after he was left out of the will. all right. first, though, what matters the most is that today is veterans day. it s a day for honoring the members of our military who have risked or sacrificed even their lives fighting for the country. if you have a veteran in your life, here s your chance and your reminder to say thank you. at 11:00 a.m. eastern there will be a yearly tribute to the u.s. war dead at arlington national cemetery. there might also