hi, i m richard lui with your hour s top stories. texas and oklahoma are being hit by more severe storms. there have been multiple reports of tornados and hail. residents are bracing for more devastation tonight. president obama visited arlington national cemetery this morning to honor our fallen. keeping with the memorial day tradition, he participated in the wreath laying ceremony. now back to lock-up. there is about six saudis in uniform. they are all smiling. there is no time to consider any options. nothing i can do about it.
the roar of motorcycle engines is filling the air here in the nation s capital. hundreds of thousands of bikers and spectators are here for the memorial day tradition that is rolling thunder. it started back in 1988 as a way to honor vietnam veterans. today, it is has grown into one of the single largest motorcycle events in the world. doug mckelway is out on the streets with the noise and a live report. beautiful day. just spectacular day, we re seeing huge crowds here. this procession got under way in the north pentagon parking lot at 12:00 noon today. here it is an hour and a half later and still they come and there is no letup in sight as i look over memorial bridge behind me. i don t see the tail end of this thing. it potentially could be one of the largest participant crowds we have ever seen and the largest one to date was in 2008 when they had 350,000
i understand too, from reading that the case is not over yet. reporter: not at all. there are several parts of the tape that are ongoing. the department of justice and the fbi and u.s. attorney s office have said that they are going to examine all of the evidence and testimony in this case to determine if any additional legal steps need to be taken. at the same time now that this trial is over the officer involved in that shooting is now facing a possible disciplinary actions from the department. five other officers have been charged and no trial date has been set. garret tenney, thank you very much. a memorial day tradition roars through the nation s capital. thousands of bikers riding through the streets of washington, d.c. and the annual
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yay! thank you for joining us on this memorial day. and we thank all of those who serve. i m eric shawn. bye-bye. with heavy hearts a nation remembers and pays its respects to the generations that fought and died for our freedom. this is happening now. happy memorial day. i m julie banderas in for jenna lee. jon: i m jon scott. look live at arlington national cemetery, the final resting place for hundreds of thousands of our fighting men and women many who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. a few minutes from a memorial day tradition. the president obama will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. he will speak to the crowd. you see eric shinseki the