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The more than 228,000 graves at ashlg ton national cemetery. it is a memorial day tradition. this sacred place was first used as a burial ground for casualties of the civil were, and it is from that war that the tradition of decorating the graves of those lost in bat ilwas first begun. and why for decades we called memorial day decoration day. in the 1950s and 60s, most every town held a parade, the vfw an american legion marched along and were hailed by all. the memories of world war ii were st...

Later this hour, president trump is set to visit the arlington national cemetery to commemorate memorial day. and it comes amid a pandemic that has had a brutal impact on veterans across the country. the va reporting more than 13,000 confirmed cases since the outbreak began. courtn courtney kube has more for us. what can we expect from the presidents visit? >> the ceremony today here at arlington national cemetery is going to look very different than in years past. you might notice im -- were ac...

Cemetery where were waiting for president trump to arrive to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. weve seen the arrivals of secretary of state mike pompeo, the treasury, steve mnuchin and defense, mark esper. weve seen first lady melania trump and second lady karen pence as well. were expecting the president to lay a wreath there. were going to keep watching that as it plays out.

Including wreath layings are going online. the annual observance of the arlington national sem marry will be live streamed and closed to the public. on thursday 1,000 old guard soldiers were able to place small flags near each head stone, more than 240,000 in all. the cemeteries only allowing people visiting their loved ones this weekend. everyone must wear masks. >> it wasnt a question of are we going to do something or arent we going to do something, it was how can we still honor these men and...

Unit here. >> we can still be there for the families even though, you know, were dealing with a lot as a country right now. >> the new reality, only ten family or friends are allowed graveside and as few troops as possible to perform funeral honors. distance is kept, masks are worn. but still, the same dignity and respect at every funeral, even with the changes. even if on this memorial day arlington is open only to families of those buried here. specialist joseph gore gut is part of the platoon...

Following the guidelines. >> this is not about politics. this is one time when we truly are all in this together. >> announcer: this is "new day" with alisyn camerota and john berman. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is a special holiday edition of "new day." john berman is off. jim sciutto joins me. great to have you. thanks for being here. >> good to be here >> on this memorial day we remember the heroes that made the ultimat...

In his first public appearance in months, former vice president and presumptive presidential nominee joe biden left his home to commemorate memorial day. he was wearing a face mask. biden traveling to the delaware memorial bridge, veterans memorial park to lay a wreath. joined there by his wife, jill biden. there were dozens of veterans who were also in attendance. and this is, of course, a very personal day for biden. his oldest son, beau, an army vet who served in iraq and died of brain cancer...

Government and is often used to suggest that he is comfortable amongst other individuals, that masks arent necessarily essential despite the growing catastrophe inside brazil itself. bolsinaros statement was always it was a little flu, coronavirus, or a cold. his latest modified language talks about the fight against it being a war. that was more to justify the use of the drug hydroxychloroquine which has in some studies been proven to actually be harmful to individuals and yet to be proven to b...

And the second lady pwho arrive with the first lady. barbara, we know this is tradition for presidents to come to the wreath laying and for the first ladies, not surprising they would want to, the first day lady and second lady of the united states, that they would want to be there to pay their respects as well? >> thats right. this is a long tradition. not clear at the moment if people are thinking about this, why the president hasnt appeared yet. he may be visiting some of the troops who are t...