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Members that are in harms way. >> reporter: while she cant be on the front lines protecting her son, she can ask for a little help from above. >> we put together these saints bracelets. my sons been wearing it since he went over and hes been in a couple of firefighters and attacks. >> reporter: this is the battle saint bracelet. its made up of 12 to 16 different saints, each with a unique military connection. >> these are bracelets that actually have different saints on them, including st. chris...

♪ ♪ ♪ its memorial day, may 30th, 2011. president obama is at arlington national sepl tore. live pictures paying tribute to those men and women who gave their lives to defend our country. shortly the president will speak at arlingtons amphitheater. his address live, as well as remarks from mike mullen and defense secretary robert gates. arlington national cemetery, 624 acres of hallowed ground, the final resting place for fallen troops from all of americas wars, including the mo...

16 different saints, each with a unique military connection. >> these are bracelets actually have different saints on them, including st. christopher to protect you when you travel, and st. paur bra to protect you if you work with explosives, that have very specific meaning to the military and provide them specific protection. >> reporter: she started it as a way to feel connected and to show support for troops overseas. and now the small memento has spread to hollywood and beyond. ♪ may freed...

Loud ovation, and a last good-bye for these deploying troops. the atlanta airport is the final stop on their way to war, so thats where you will find military moms like cynthia la may. >> where are you guys headed? >> afghanistan. >> afghanistan? >> reporter: la may knows the pain of deployment all too well. >> our son is in afghanistan. my nephew just got back from his third tour in afghanistan, and we also have several other members that are in harms way. >> reporter: while she cant be on the ...

♪ great is our faithfulness ♪ great is thy faithfulness ♪ ♪ ♪ great is thy faithfulness ♪ ♪ great is thy faithfulness ♪ to mercies i see. all i have given, great is thy faithfulne faithfulness, oh, mercy me. peace that endures ♪ ♪ through cheer and through god, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> father of love and life, we thank you for this time of prayer, inspiration, and renewal. allow us to continue to be open to your healing powers in our efforts to be a people who reach o...

what? they found another way to spend your money. plus, a dramatic escape for passengers aboard a delta flight. well show you what happened in this memorial day weekend, the fleet has arrived in new york. ill speak to a marine who survived being shot and is headed back to combat in afghanistan. we start with spending cuts on capitol hill. every politician is looking for a way to save a little money, whether its from medicare or public television or what have you. but funding cuts m...

Reports of some funnel clouds no tornado on the ground with that thunderstorm cell right now, north of the kansas city metro area, you need to take shelter, the lowest level of your home away from windows. especially here around north central missouri, warnings for the cedalia area, reports an active tornado on the ground right now in the area, so, portions of benton, camp ton, hickory and morgan counties under tornado warnings, please seek shelter. thunderstorm that have been brewing in the mor...

grounded as volcanic ash clouds a continent. and nato keeps up the pressure on moammar gadhafi. tripoli comes in for more bombing. we begin in london where the u.s. president is kicking off day two of his state visit to britain. right now barack obama is at 10 downing street for talks with british prime minister david cameron. theyve got lot on their plates, the talks mark a shift in tone for the president. tuesday was mostly about pageantry, meeting the royal family and getting th...

We started last thursday and into friday. here it is that surface low, starting to get its act together. all the ingredients are starting to form. to give you a perspective here, as storms tore through st. louis it put down 2 3/4 inch hail, 6:30 in the morning. were looking at the potential of maybe a half a foot of snow or more in places like wisconsin and minnesota. the power is there. the focus of concern as we get into the afternoon and the evening hours will be in this area right here, incl...

Portion of minnesota including st. cloud and minneapolis until 9:00 tonight. severe weather for minnesota, parts of iowa into wisconsin. it will be a stormy, hot day across the united states for a saturday in july. its definitely heating up. >> hot in july. all right. thanks so much. >> sure. all right. well, coming up, there is a big crime problem in oakland, california. the problem is not enough police to respond to the crimes. the budget seems to be to blame. ♪ [ sponge ] okay, team. time...