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is more than double the number who did so after the first gulf war in the early '90 gs. well, the memorial day activities could be washed out in the northeast after tropical storm beryl made landfall in florida early this morning. beryl is bringing heavy rains and winds up to 70 miles an hour to coastal areas of the southeast, knocking out power to more than 20,000 customers in the jackson vilt area alone. nbc's kurt gregory has more on holiday hazards around the nation. >> reporter: on this memorial day weekend, wild weather is turning the holiday into not quite great day at the b...

their commander in chief. the soldiers who recently survived combat. a staggering 45% of veterans are filing for disability benefits. that's a historic rate. more than 700,000 former soldiers have applied to the department of veteran affairs for compensation to injuries they say are service related. many of the americans newest veterans mostly from the afghanistan and iraq wars say they have multiple injuries from bomb blasts. it's more than double the number who did so after the first gulf war in the early '90s. well, memorial day festivities could be washed out for some folks in t...

affect them. >> it's not enough just to make a speech about how much we value veterans. it's not enough just to remember them on memorial day. >> reporter: president obama's touting what he's done to help veterans. mitt romney promises to keep the military itself strong. he'll be marking memorial day with john mccain who lost the 2008 election, but won with veterans. the senator and war hero is paying tribute to the heroes he served with in the vietnam war. >> our motto was home with honor. and because of their leadership and their love for us, we did come home with honor. >> reporte...

Miles. in michigan, campers were forced to evacuate as more than 21,000 acres burned, fueled by dry winds and high temperatures. those record highs can be felt across much of the nation. but out in northern california, it's not the warmth but the chill in the air. >> it's freezing. we thought we were going to go up to the sun in tahoe. >> reporter: it has people double checking the date on their calendar. kurt gregory, nbc news. >> that's for sure. here's a first look at other news going on around america today. in pennsylvania, memorial day finally brought the proper recognition to a native...