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martha raddatz with late reporting. tonight here in france, authorities investigating a possible terror plot. the suspect, authorities say, a former member of the russian military detonating a homemade bomb at a hotel near charles de gaulle airport in paris. president biden arriving in france to honor world war ii veterans here in normandy. the president will speak about defending democracy around the world. he will meet with president zelenskyy. and tomorrow, hell sit down for an ...

♪ >> i am not a hero, i just did my job. the real heroes are laying here on the cemeteries. these are our heroes and we should never forget them. [applause] >> distinguished guests, the 46th president of the united states of america, joseph r biden jr. [speaking french] [applause] >> president biden: the hour had nearly come, monday, june 5th, 1944. the evil, which devastated the world. nazi germany subgi gaited europe through brute force, lies and twisted ideology of racial superior...

26—man squad for germany. good evening from normandy where world leaders havejoined some of the last remaining veterans to mark the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings. at the british normandy memorial this morning, a service of commemoration attended by more than a0 british veterans overlooking one of the beaches where allied troops first came ashore on 6thjune 191m — british, american, canadian and french troops landed along this coastline on beaches that were named sword, j...

>> to bow down to dictators is simply unthinkable. >> norah: plus, we hear from the greatest generation. >> what were you fighting for? >> freedom. >> norah: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ 80 years later, the world remembers of the soldiers, sailors, and airmen of the allied expeditionary force. good evening, im norah odonnell come and thank you being with us. the sun rose over normandys cliffs this mornings, just as it did on june 6th, 1944, as the liberation of western eu...

the crime and her former boss knox, has been for years in prison for the murder wrongly of work conviction was overturned. the slander charge, though remained today, she was sentenced to three years in prison for that crime, but she will not be going back to serve any of it because of the four-year she already served. thanks so much to all of you for being with us. anderson starts now tonight, on 360 big legal breaks for the former president, two of his three remaining trials get pushe...

never ever been more stark than it is today. thats because of thousands of miles away from our shores, president biden today marking the 80th anniversary of the d-day invasion that pivotal turning point in the fight against the nazis in world war ii. he did so with more than two dozen heads of state and government leaders. president biden making the case that we must honor the legacy of those who laid down their lives in the fight against fascism by today supporting ukraine in its war ...

overlooking one of the beaches where allied troops first came ashore onjune 6th, 1944. never before or since have so many troops from so many nations landed by sea to liberate an occupied country. the british, american, canadian, and french troops landed on five beaches — sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah — as the airborne troops dropped behind enemy lines to secure the roads and bridges. 156,000 troops overwhelming the germans they had taken by surprise. the main event this aftern...

d-day invasion. those and courageous sacrifice that day for all of us. there you can see the president and his wife, dr. jill biden meeting with those veterans. now, most of them over 90, just a few still remain with us president biden is expected to speak soon from the beaches of normandy, france, 18 years ago today, those beaches were the scene of the largest amphibious invasion in military history. listen to franklin roosevelt praying with the nation as the de d-day mission was unfo...

the world. exactly 80 years ago, tens of thousands of allied troops mounted the greatest seaborne invasion in military history. one that would change the course of the second world war. today, d—day veterans and world leaders are taking part in major commemorations in northern france. at a new memorial above gold beach, where british troops landed, the king has laying a wreath. close to where american forces encountered the fiercest german resistance, presidentjoe biden has given a s...

morning. "the washington post"s eugene robinson, thank you, my friend. and thanks to all of you for getting up with us on this thursday morning. "morning joe" starts right now. 225 came here. after two days of fighting, only 90 could still bear arms. behind me is a memorial that symbolizes the ranger daggers that were thrust into the top of these cliffs. before me are the men who put them there. these are the boys. these are the men who took the cliffs. these are the champions who he...