>> stick bus, guys. "the washington post" david ignatius will join us this morning just back from afghanistan. this marks one year since sarah palin resigned as governor of alaska and a whole lot has happened since then. we will talk about where she goes from here. first, bill karins with a check on the holiday forecast. i hope everyone is ready for a hot fourth of july weekend. good morning. today is going to be beautiful. probably the best day we are going to see in a long time for the mid-atlantic up through new england. sunshine galore. blue skies. and it's going to be fantastic for lunch and for all of your travels later on today to get to your holiday destinations. highs only in the 80s. and as far as the southeast goes, typical afternoon storms from florida and provides us with thunderstorms from dallas to san antonio and houston and new orleans and the travel trouble spot. i-10 along the gulf, friends on the west coast looking at typical weather and nothing too dramatic and showers in seattle and portland. saturday's forecast we start to