the d.c. metro area. off to the north and west a cold front. towards detroit and chicago you see the light rain showers. that will start to sag into the region later today. much of your day will be partly sunny, warm and humid, with highs in the 80s. near 90 near central virginia. tonight as the front moves in, we ll deal with the potential for another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms and again, some could be strong. temperatures are warm. 67 now in washington. 16bwi marshall 61 at bwi marshall. 88in fredericksburg. turn up the heat. more details on the weekend in a minute, allison, and tony, back to you at the desk. tucker, thank you. six months now until election day and the campaign will kick off officially tomorrow for president obama. even though the candidates have been campaigning for months. virginia is looking more and more like a key battleground contest. president obama and visiting the commonwealth today. yesterday romney got the endorsement of c
benefit from from him being in the community than incarcerated. reporter: the judge could have sentenced thomas to 51 months in prison. the judge john baits said that he would not ignore thomas community service before the crimes he carried out. it s a sad day for the district. was in some betrayal there and out of betrayal comes forgiveness. reporter: when they knew thomas was going to jail, his attorneys then asked the judge if he would consider sipping him to prison in pensacola, florida, or montgomery, alabama. all of that will be decided in the future. meanwhile, coming up at 6, we ll speak to the u.s. attorney about this case and other investigations he s conducting into other d.c. leaders. i know they re trying to decide where harry thomas judge will go. do we know when he will have to report to prison? reporter: as i was just saying, it has to be determined at this point is come they don t know. that is going to be decided in the future and we should know t
Just like a lot of americans did, barbecues, picnics, and then things changed. they lost a loved one in one of the wars over the last ten years, and there are men, there are women, and i think when you see the birth dates, you start to get a real sense of the loss here. sergeant ashley moyer was only 22 years old. she was a truck driver during the iraq war when she was killed. specialist ross maginnis was awarded the medal of honor, p t posthumo posthumously. he chose to jump on a grenade and save the lives of some of the other men in their truck. and as you watch around and you just kind of look around, you can see just how many families really take the entire day and really come and spend time with their loved ones. and also to see each other.
prediction. goldman sachs says gas will reach $5 a gallon this summer. and remembering the sacrifice s at arlington nationl cemetery. this morning, president obama takes part in ceremonies there, including a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns. let s talk politics now. presidential candidates, those who have declared, and those likely to, are reaching out to voters on this memorial day. oh, yeah, sarah palin is using the holiday to kick off her nationwide bus tour. she rode into washington sunday on the back of a motorcycle for the annual rolling thunder event. after a couple of stops in d.c. today, palin s one nation tour heads to gettysburg, pennsylvania. that s where our jim acosta is. jim, tell us more. good morning, carol, that s right. sarah palin will be out here later today, so we re told, and this is all part of a campaign-style swing up the east coast. she s going to be hitting a lot of historic sites, including gettysburg, where we are right no
development of alternative fuels. his warning to arab oil producer comes amid a chilling prediction. goldman sachs says gas will reach $5 a gallon this summer. and remembering the sacrifice s at arlington nationl cemetery. this morning, president obama takes part in ceremonies there, including a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns. let s talk politics now. presidential candidates, those who have declared, and those likely to, are reaching out to voters on this memorial day. oh, yeah, sarah palin is using the holiday to kick off her nationwide bus tour. she rode into washington sunday on the back of a motorcycle for the annual rolling thunder event. after a couple of stops in d.c. today, palin s one nation tour heads to gettysburg, pennsylvania. that s where our jim acosta is. jim, tell us more. good morning, carol, that s right. sarah palin will be out here later today, so we re told, and this is all part of a campaign-style swing up the east coast. she s