GWEN IFILL: A wave of violence erupted across Baghdad today. At least 40 people were killed in attacks scattered throughout the capital.
A car bomb exploded near Baghdad's main Sunni mosque, killing nine people and wounding dozens. At least seven more Iraqis died in a bombing near the entrance to a market.
Another blast in the capital killed a U.S. soldier and two members of a CBS television news crew. A CBS correspondent was also seriously injured. Cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan died when a roadside bomb struck their convoy. Correspondent Kimberly Dozier was in critical condition after undergoing surgery at a U.S. military hospital in Baghdad.
On this Memorial Day, President Bush paid tribute to the country's war dead. He began by signing a bill into law that bars demonstrations at military funerals. Later, Mr. Bush visited Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, where he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns. He said America will never forget those who sacrificed for their country.
GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States: Our nation mourns the loss of our men and women in uniform. We will honor them by completing the mission for which they gave their lives: by defeating the terrorists; by advancing the cause of liberty; and by laying the foundation of peace for a generation of young Americans.
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Today, we pray that those who lie here have found peace with their creator, and we resolve that their sacrifice will always be remembered by a grateful nation.
GWEN IFILL: Mr. Bush also noted that 270 soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan are buried at Arlington.
In Afghanistan today, a fatal traffic accident involving U.S. troops sparked mass riots and led to the deaths of at least eight people. It happened in the capital city of Kabul.
Rioters set police cars on fire, ransacked buildings, and chanted, "Death to America." Witnesses reported Afghan and U.S. troops opened fire to disperse the protesters. A U.S. spokesman for the coalition said there will be an investigation into the incident that sparked the riots.
COL. TOM COLLINS, Coalition Spokesman: This was a tragic incident, and we deeply regret any deaths or injuries resulting from this incident. Although this incident is very regrettable, the coalition remains committed to working together with the Afghan people to build a better future.
GWEN IFILL: It was the worst rioting in Kabul since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs today pledged "appropriate action" over a probe involving U.S. Marines in Iraq. They're accused of killing as many as two dozen civilians last November in Haditha.
Today, Marine General Peter Pace told CNN, "If the allegations turn out to be valid, then of course there'll be charges."
Yesterday, Democratic Congressman John Murtha of Pennsylvania said the military was involved in a cover-up. We'll have more on this story right after the news summary.
The number of detainees on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, grew today from three to 75. The military said the growing number is an "attention-getting" move, related perhaps to an earlier clash between detainees and guards. Many of the detainees have been held for up to four-and-a-half years, most without being charged.
The official death toll from a weekend earthquake in Indonesia passed 5,100 today. The 6.3-magnitude quake rocked the densely-populated island of Java on Saturday. We have a report narrated by Roz Upton of Independent Television News.
ROZ UPTON, ITV News Correspondent: Many of the 20,000 people injured in the earthquake are being treated in makeshift tents. The region's hospitals cannot cope with the constant stream of patients who need attention.
EARTHQUAKE VICTIM (through translator): What can they do for us? I've been here the last two nights, and those nights it was flooding from the rain so I couldn't sleep.
ROZ UPTON: Around 200,000 people have been made homeless by the disaster, and food is scarce. Some returned to their destroyed houses to retrieve necessities; others resorted to begging in the streets.
Two days after the earthquake, aid from the U.N. is beginning to arrive. And while it still hasn't reached remote devastated areas, in Yogyakarta, survivors were queuing for foreign supplies.
SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO, President, Indonesia: In my conversation with other world leaders, they have committed to helping Indonesia in this time of difficult. So I have to be thankful for that and, of course, I am also glad because our own people are supporting and giving it to their brothers and sisters who are (inaudible)
ROZ UPTON: Rescuers, this team from Taiwan, are still searching for survivors trapped in the collapsed buildings, though the chances of finding anyone alive are slim.
Fifty miles to the north, Mount Merapi is threatening to erupt. Concerned residents watched from a distance.
EARTHQUAKE VICTIM (through translator): The earthquake has affected the volcano. Merapi is now releasing a thick, hot cloud every day.
ROZ UPTON: The volcano has also spewed debris down its western slopes, but no one was hurt, since residents living under its shadow had already been moved away.
Tonight, across the hundreds of squared miles affected by the earthquake, survivors are bedding down under shelters constructed with whatever they could find in the hope of keeping out of the torrential rain which is compounding their misery.
GWEN IFILL: The United States has committed $2.5 million in relief aid so far and plans to send 100 medical personnel to Indonesia. We'll have more on the Indonesian earthquake later in the program.
Barry Bonds hit his 715th homerun this weekend and passed Babe Ruth's record. The San Francisco Giant made the homerun before a packed home crowd yesterday. It was a 445-foot, two-run shot to center field. Bonds still has 40 homeruns to go to beat Hank Aaron's long-standing record.
