never came home. >> trace: but, first from fox this memorial day, the holiday weekend was a washout for millions of americans. and what's left of tropical storm beryl still soaking huge parts of the southeast right now. before it weakened into a tropical depression, the storm knocked out power to tens of thousands of people across florida and georgia. flooded roads and broken branches made for dangerous driving as folks headed home from vacation. a holiday many might rather forget. beryl stormed the florida shore overnight with 70 mile-per-hour winds. that's just short of hurricane strength. it whipped up choppy seas and dangerous rip current. lifeguards warrant tourists to stay out of the water. not everyone listened. >> the undertow -- undertow was one way. it was difficult to stand. it was all right it was fun. >> not so fun for folks south carolina when their boat went under. the coast guard rescued three stranded people and a dog. beryl is still on the move tonight. now taking aim at the carolinas. and expected to drench some places with up to a foot of rain. we have team fox coverage tonight. meteorologist audrey with where this storm is head next. we begin with elizabeth plan. she is live with the latest in jacksonville beach, florida. elizabeth? >> hi, trace. this is certainly a storm for the history books. for the first time in the century this is the second named storm in the month of may before hurricane season starts in four days. what does that translate to? a botched memorial day for ten its of thousands of people coming down to jacksonville beach alone. that's because these beaches closed for swimmers. the reason that people come down to the coast memorial day is to enjoy these waters. they have been closed since saturday. we spoke with the mayor about the economic impact. he said despite the fact that they did take a hit, there were no injuries and no fatalities so jacksonville beach and jacksonville dodged a bullet. take a listen. >> you have got a lot of limbs down, debris out there. we want to make sure people are safe. we don't want people going in the water. it's dangerous. it's all about safety now. i thank god he was smiling on jacksonville and we are very blessed to really be where we are right now. >> so, yes, trace, the worst of the storm is over. can you see here that we're standing in 30 mile-per-hour winds. the storm conditions will continue until at least tomorrow evening. trace? >> elizabeth prann on what is a very very lonely jacksonville beach. elizabeth, thank you. we are now looking at where this thing is heading next. let's bring in audrey. this system is still on the move? >> that's true, trace. right now the center is located on the georgia/florida border and bringing heavy rain to north florida and southern parts of georgia. as it goes into the day tomorrow. we are expecting it to turn north and slightly northeast as we go through the day on tuesday. moving over areas like savannah, georgia and charleston, south carolina. wednesday it will actually reemerge into the atlantic and possibly strengthen back into a tropical storm as we get into the day on thursday. the good news is, it's going to move off into the northern atlantic. a cold front approaching the northeast is going to be deflecting it out for the ocean. for the northeast i'm expecting high surf as well as and rip current along the beaches. trace? >> audrey, as we unofficially kicked off summer over the weekend. some of us were actually stuck with snow. >> that's true. believe it or not. we started off the unofficial start of summer out in montana with some snow. they actually recorded measurable snow, several inches in the elevation down to about 4,000 feet. places like great falls on the surface did get 2.9 inches of snow which breaks the previous record set in 1977 which was a trace of snow back then. very unusual to see snow each late montana, trace? >> trace: audrey, thank you. well, america will be there for you. that from president obama speaking to military veterans on this memorial day. a day in which we honor all of the brave men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of this nation. this morning, the president and the first lady paid a visit to arlington national cemetery and the tomb of the unknown soldier. and the president noted that for the first time in nine years americans are not fighting and dying in iraq. then he made a trip to the vietnam war memorial to honor the more than 58,000 americans who died in battle in southeast asia. [bagpipes] >> the president went on to say that the nation must remain committed to our vets and the families of fallen soldiers. ed henry is live at the white house with more. ed? >> well, trace. what's interesting the president you will remember won the nobel peace prize his first year in office. he has always been a little bit struggling to balance sort of wanting peace but also being a war-time commander and chief. he was doing a little bit of that today as he tried to comfort families as you noted while he was at the wall, the vietnam war memorial families dating back many many years two more recent families who have lost loved ones in iraq and afghanistan, he made clear that the nation really honors their sacrifice. take a listen. >> i cannot begin to fully understand your loss. as a father, i cannot begin to imagine what it is like to hear that knock on the door and learn that your worst fears have come true. but as commander and chief, i can tell you that sending our troops into harm's way is the most wrenching decision that i have to make i can promise you i will never do so unless it's absolutely necessary. and that when we do, we must give our troops a clear mission and the full support of a grateful nation. >> now, the president also mentioning as you noted that this is the first time in nine years on a memorial day when there are no u.s. troops fighting and dying in iraq that is a not-so-subtle reminder he ran against the war in iraq, he made clear he would wrap it up. he has done that trace. >> sound like mitt romney was even more director in his memorial day day remarks today. >> he was. he was appearing in san diego at a veterans event with john mccain who as you know was on "fox news sunday" yesterday charging in his words the president has a feckless foreign policy, is not showing leadership around the world and that was john mccain. sis surrogate. here is mitt romney today suggesting that the president has made the country less safe. take a listen. >> i wish i could tell you that the world is a safe place today. it's not. iran is rushing to become a nuclear nation. as the national sponsor of terror around the world, the thought of fissile material in the hands of hezbollah or hamas or other terrorists is simply unthinkable. >> bottom line is that there is more than 22 million military veterans all around this country. they are a voting block and right now gallup has done a poll suggesting that mitt romney has about a 24 point lead amongst military veterans. president obama has a four point lead among nonmilitary veterans. that gives you an idea that mitt romney has an edge with that community. trace? >> ed henry live at the white house. ed, thank you. an air canned -- canada passenger jet made emergency landing after jet engine shut down. the jet had taken off from toronto in route to japan with 334 passion jerusalem and crew on board. police in toronto say that falling chunks of metal from the plane may have damaged at least four cars. the flight returned to canada. there were no injuries on board. well, 250 miles above earth, astronauts did not have this memorial day off. instead, they have been busy. unloading supplies from the very first private cargo ship to dock at the international space station. a live report on that is next. plus, it has now been five decades since america began major operations in vietnam. coming up a look back at the war and what the president says we must do to honor its veterans. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4glte network and motorola, whatever you want to do... droidoes. see how the carrots i grow make that new stouffer's steam meal so tasty. actually, the milk from my farm makes it so creamy, right dad. dad can see... boys! don't you think stouffer's steam perfect bag should get some credit? my carrots. my milk. 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try doing it in zero gravity 250 miles above the earth. astronauts on the international space station today beginning to unload cargo from the space x dragon capsule first privately owned craft to dock with the uss. it arrived friday with a half ton of food clothing and scientific splice. we're told uploading or unloading should take 25 hours. check out new pictures from aboard the iss. this is a picture of an astronaut. he took it over or of the sunrise over the south pacific. pretty cool, right? and here we have a time laps photo of the space station, the earth and stars. the astronaut reportedly took multiple 30 second exposures and blend the photos on a computer. here is another look from a different angle. right now there is work to be done. jamie colby is live with more. jamie? >> trace, great to see you. those pictures are just the beginning. they're doing some really cool stuff up in space. no r and are for the astronauts, that's for sure on board the international space station. they spent memorial day unloading that cargo from the first private space craft ever to visit the lab. it's called the dragon. it's bringing more than a thousand pounds of cargo with it it's a private space craft. it made history at 5:53 a.m. eastern time saturday docking with the space station. take a look at this. this is the hatch opening after the iss expedition 31 crew successfully attached space x's dragon capsule to the station. as i said, this is the first time a private company has taken part in this necessary step to keep the space station operational because, as we all remember, shuttle program retired. nasa officials are therefore hagel this as a new frontier for special activities in space. >> this is mission control houston, official hatch opening time for the space x dragon face craft 4:53 a.m. central time. expedition 31 drew getting their first look inside this brand new space craft that arrived at the space station yesterday. don pettitte giving the thumbs up there as well as the rest of the crew. seemingly everything looks good. >> it looks good and it looks cool. i'm glad we could see these pictures. in addition to delivering the supplies and performing a fly under inspection, that drag done capsule performed a series of system tests that are required for nasa to clear to come home after orbiting the space laboratory. this space x dragon blasted off in its historic journey on a rocket amazing to watch. it takes some 25 hours as you said trace to unload more than a thousand spowndz of supplies. there is food and clothing and a lot of technology. when the hatch closes wednesday, that capsule will be prepped to return to earth, loaded with all that cargo, sent on its way and it's interesting, trace, the california-based space x is the first private company to send a vessel. and the first of what nasa is predicting will be a lot more. the company is run by a billionaire that represented helped create papal. i heard a rumor there meaive champagne may have been champagne. >> it does look good. it does look cool. jamie colby. >> take care, trace. >> you too. terrifying moments on the water as three generations of one family desperately fight to stay afloat. it looks like one of them did not make it details on the search and rescue efforts coming up. plus a memorial day march like no other. we are there as some veterans finish a mission nearly 2,000 miles in the making. ♪ [ engine turns over ] [ male announcer ] we began with the rx. 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