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Today, joe biden is asking the american people to honor the legacy of those heroes gather here today just not just to honor those who showed such remarkable bravery on that day, june 6, 6, 1944 so listen to the echoes of their voices, to hear them because they are summing us. >> and theres somebody thats now they ask us what will we do? theyre not asking us to scale these cliffs, but theyre asking us to stay true to what america stands for. theyre not asking us to give a risk our lives. but ther...

Honoring those who have died here, looking at the rates that serve as memorials to the lives that were lost here. the battle that was fought here, and everything that has occurred that led to the liberation of europe. lets listen to the president. >> hes welcome the 46 president of the united states of america, joe biden, john, how are you please last the hour had come don six of jude 1944 when was pounding as it is today. and always has against these cliffs 225 american rangers arrived by ship ...

Please, sit down. >> at last the hour had come, dawn, 6th of june, 1944. the wind was pounding as it is today and always has against these cliffs. 225 american rangers arrived by ship, jumped into the waves and stormed the beach. they could see -- all they could see is the outline of the shore and the enormity of these cliffs, and id like to -- i know ill get in trouble with the secret service if i go to the edge and look over, but think of those cliffs as my hostess have showed me, thats what w...

Ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. >> lets go live now to the white house and cnns priscilla alvarez. priscilla, this is a historic speech for bidens presidency. it also encapsulates his argument for why voters should choose him over former president trump brianna, the preservation of freedom and democracy has been a hallmark of president joe bidens reelection campaign and something he has talked about at length over the course of the year, but the location of these remarks was significant...

Would go on to fight across france and germany in early december 1944 during one of those battles, shrapnel pierced his skull. by christmas, he was back fighting with his unit. here is what he said about the notes you kept at that time. he said, knowing that my buddies and i always looked out for one another, thatis always looked out for one another, that is why he came back. that is why i fought so hard to come back. he always looked out and his buddies looked out for one another. we talk about...

Something greater than themselves. they were americans. i stand here today as the first president to come today as the first president to come to pont—l�*eveque when none of those 225 brave men who scaled this cliff on d—day are still alive. but i am here to tell you that with them gone, when the wind we hear coming up gone, when the wind we hear coming up this ocean will not fade. it will grow louder as we gather here today notjust grow louder as we gather here today not just to grow loud...

On that day. june 6th, 1944. its to listen to the echoes. theyre asking us to do our job, to protect freedom in our time, to defend democracy. to stand up against aggression abroad and at home. >> president biden stressing the importance of democracy from the very cliffs that allied forces scaled 80 years ago to fight the nazis. >> plus, the far right is finally facing accountability, with steve bannon ordered to report to prison next months and alex jones forced to liquidate his assets to pay s...

Talked about freedom and that it is worth defending. interesting to harken back to the voices and visions of the people who were there doing it in 1944 and suggesting that they are speaking to us this day to continue what they -- that they not just started but made sure lasted. >> gillian: the president, too, alluding to the major wars ongoing today. the war between israel and hamas in gaza, the war putins war on ukraine, the president saying what we were asking of the western world today of our...

This hour with a high-stakes speech from president biden in france as he makes the case for freedom and the future of democracy, making that case at pointe-du-hoc in normandy were 225 us army rangers scaled cliffs to capture key nazi held positions and help turn the tide of world war ii. >> the president drew parallels between the bravery and courage in 1944 and what the challenges today require. he talked about how those rangers never quit, how they put their mission and country over self and w...

June 6, 1944 that began the liberation of europe was and still is the single largest border invasion in history. >> trumps comments since game last night during his first campaign event as a convicted felon and have kicked off a major campaign swing out of the west coast cnn politics reporter steve contorno has details for us. steve, what can you tell us about trumps big swing right now? >> well, last night wolf with trump for the first time stepping out on a stage since the conviction. and with...