crashed through the window. the remains of seven u.s. military personnel killed overseas returned saturday to dover air force base in delaware. the fallen troops include sergeant christopher soldby and chief warrant officer christopher thibadeau, both killed on thursday. now let me tell you what s going on in washington, d.c. today. potential gop candidate sarah palin is kicking off her bus tour there coinciding with the annual rolling thunder bike rally. but is she exploiting what s supposed to be a non-political event? cnn s sandra is live at the pentagon. she s not exactly crashing the party but then again, show s not exactly invited. reporter: well, exactly, joe. we are waiting for the potential presidential candidate to arrive here at the pentagon. we apparently found out that she will be riding a motorcycle just
what? they found another way to spend your money. plus, a dramatic escape for passengers aboard a delta flight. we ll show you what happened in this memorial day weekend, the fleet has arrived in new york. i ll 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 it s from medicare or public television or what have you. but funding cuts may not be on the menu when it comes to pet projects. yes, they say they have banned earmarks, but somehow lawmakers are finding a way to keep the money on hand. they re taking it from other projects. so instead of cutting that money from the bottom line, they re funneling it to a little known pentagon fund. senior cnn congressional correspondent dana bash has a look at that. reporter: redstone arsenal in alabama could go et $2.5 million added to a defense bill for unmanned vehicle technolog