Morning Brief: May, 30

Happy Memorial Day! While you may have been wishing for sun but instead got rain, some Memorial Day events are still on. For example, at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, there will be a ceremony at 11:30 AM that honors veterans who have died in service. The event is part of Fleet Week. The museum's curator, Eric Boehm, spoke to CBS about the significance of the ceremony. Boehm spent 20 years in the Air Force.

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Memorial Day May be a Bit Gloomy... [full story]

SPORTS

The New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 2-1

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets, 4-2

TODAY

The New York Yankees at Toronto, 7:07

The New York Mets hosts the Chicago White Sox, 1:10

WEATHER

Showers, 77/68 [full report]

TODAY IN HISTORY

On this day in history, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C.

ON STATE TONIGHT

 Alejandro Escovedo @ City Winery

 Woody Allen @ Café Carlyle