President Obama lands in Colorado Springs
we have all the details for tomorrow’s air force academy graduation. the ceremony gets underway at 9:40 tomorrow morning. the gates open at 7 in the morning.. and ticket holders must be at the stadium before 8:30. we will stream the ceremony and president obama’s entire commencement address.. on krdo.com and on our over the air sub-channel 13- point-three. the president is spending the night in colorado springs.. after landing at peterson air force base a little after 7 tonight. he’s hear for the air force academy graduation. krdo newschannel 13’s greg miller is live tonight from south side of colorado springs and has new information on the president’s visit. james, obviously no one is saying where the president is staying tonight, but his visit makes this year’s air force academy graduation a lot bigger. nats – a wave – nats – and a welcome as the president lands in southern colorado. meeting with the dozens gathered, he is this year’s graduation speaker. the motorcade going through colorado springs – and extra security at the doubletree hotel. where police tell us an event related to the president’s visit happened. a visit making this year’s graduation… extra special sot: it’s a big thing. the president’s time is valuable. it’s his last year as president. it’s a big honor for the cadets. while we’ve seen signs, including this one on i-25 near garden of the gods, many we talked to say, regardless of your politics, it’s a big deal. sot: i think it’s special… i wish the president wish the president would come every year. air force academy graduation draws big crowds – it’s hard not to find packed parking lots or spot someone wearing dress blues. i wish we could’ve gotten some tickets, but they sell out quickly. standup: as the cadets prepare to graduate, the message from their community is all the same. sot: the best to the cadets, thank you for your service, it’s an honor. sot: i’m a west point grad. if you can’t graduate from there. the air force academy is a close second. sot: congratulations. do great things. congratulation s, indeed. we dont’ have details on the president’s speech expected to happen roughly at ten tomorrow morning. live at the afa, gm, nc 13. more than
