The CBS news team was supposed to be covering a "Memorial Day" story about how troops were spending their holiday, but the embed host made a stop at checkpoint in the Karrada district of Baghdad.
ðə sˌiːbˌiːˈɛs nˈuːz tˈiːm wʌz səpˈoʊzd təbi kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ ˈeɪ "məmˈoːɹɪəl dˈeɪ" stˈoːɹi ɐbˌaʊt hˌaʊ tɹˈuːps wɜː spˈɛndɪŋ ðɛɹ hˈɑːlɪdˌeɪ, bˌʌt ðɪ ɛmbˈɛd hˈoʊst mˌeɪd ɐ stˈɑːp æt tʃˈɛkpɔɪnt ɪnðə kæɹˈɑːdə dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv bæɡdˈæd.