veteran s memorial. rene is standing by. reporter: good morning. we are here at the u.s. marine corps war memorial. we have been here all morning. it s a stunning memorial to see in person. we have seen parents bringing their children here, and we have seen veterans themselves here, just taking a moment, a moment of silence to remember or remember those who have fallen and who have died for our country, and this memorial is right outside of arlington national cemetery, and we spoke to a couple of people today where they were headed from here and headed over to the cemetery for today s ceremony. we do expect momentarily that the president will arrive there at arlington national cemetery along with the first lady. he laid that wreath, and we were told around 11:00 this morning, and that will be followed by remarks as well. but today is not the only day for the celebrations. we have seen them throughout the weekend. we had the rolling thunder that has been here in the nation s
consider. the president has an 87% approval rating among republicans. as a consequence, you might argue we have a presidency pushing the limits of what some might call corruption, the latest revelations that epa chief scott pruitt use h office in an attempt to get his wife a potentially lucrative chick-fil-a franchise. how he is still there is a head scratcher. his support among republicans appears to be weakening. we will talk with a republican senator joni ernst inus minu ahe suggested pruitt ought to be ousted. two pruitt aides resigned today. something is afoot. still, the president has a 87% approval rating among republicans. as a consequence you might argue we have a president trying to coopt american patriotism to help him settle political source. yesterday, we saw him use the marine band as a backdrop in a spat with the philadelphia eagles. the united states marine corps