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President Barack Obama
Torrential rain, lightning, thunder and strong winds forced President Barack Obama to cancel a Memorial Day speech he'd scheduled at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Obama had mounted the podium to give the address when rain, thunder, lightning and high winds began. Under the cover of a large umbrella, he told thousands gathered before him that