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Fade it will grow louder as we gather here today. its not just a honor, those who showed such remarkable bravery on that day, june 6, 1944 so listen to the echoes of their voices to hear them because they are summing us. and theres something 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 there are asking us to care for others in our country more than...

Such an extraordinary moment in history i mean, it really is 80 years since those incredible fighters stormed ashore on the beaches not far from me. >> and you know, im here in normandy vintage. this is the kind of thing that they would have found as they finally got up and climb the hi, hi cliffs. and started to liberate these villages. and it is extraordinary tomorrow at the ceremony will be president biden will be the french president macron will be the king of england, charles the third, and...

I mean, it really is 80 years since those incredible fighters stormed ashore on the beaches not far from me. >> and you know, im here in normandy vintage. this is the kind of thing that they would have found as they finally got up and climb the high, high cliffs. and started to liberate these villages. and it is extraordinary tomorrow at the ceremony will be president biden will be the french president macro will be the king of england, charles third, and also the prime minister, also the canadi...

1944. so its a huge, big deal. the defense of democracy, the defense of freedom. these are not just empty words anymore. its not just a nice commemoration and a celebration of the heroes who are left standing. it is really everything at stake. if the international rules of the road that the united states really lead after the end of world war ii are to continue i know one of the veterans that you are going to be speaking with, someone you spoke with five-years ago, tell us about so his name is j...

Would have found as they finally got up and climb the high, high cliffs and started to liberate these villages. and it is extraordinary tomorrow at the ceremony will be president biden will be the french president macron will be the king of england, charles the third, and also the prime minister, also the canadian prime minister all the representatives of those forces that stormed ashore. june 6, 1944. so its going to be be pretty dramatic. i probably the last of the surviving veterans. i mean, ...

But he has been invited in the past and most particularly because i covered the 2014 anniversary, putin was invited get in order to try the world leaders, the allied leaders tried to knock some sense into him, then because it was just a few months after he had annexed crimea. and they were trying to get him in back rooms and to deal with a peace agreement. the whole minsk process started, but of course it led nowhere. and now for the first time im honestly in 80 years since the allied invasion o...

Anniversary of d-day and right now president biden is in normandy, france with veterans and world leaders to commemorate the turning point in the war. you are watching "fox and friends first," im carley shimkus. >> todd: im todd piro. today the world will pause to honor u.s. and allied forces who stormed the beaches of normandy in 1944, leading to defeat of nazi forces and liberation of western europe. lucas tomlinson will walk us through todays ceremony. >> lucas: president biden and first lady...

Went through. i want to focus on something you touched upon and again, want to focus on the bravery of the men that day, 80 years ago. if d-day happened today, would the outcome be the same or is the 18 year old in 1944 too far removed from the 18 year old today? >> jonathan: reliance on technology is too great. i think a lot of training that occurs now is dependent on technology and training they had back then, mission they carried out were based on grit and determination and great strategic an...

Prayers of liberty loving people everywhere, march with you in company with our brave allies and brothers in arms on other fronts. you will bring about the destruction of the german war machine the elimination of nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of europe and security for ourselves in a free world all right, our panel is here this morning. >> lets bring in cnn politics, white house reporter stephen collinson, retired air force colonel sienna and military analysts cedric laden or gatera, i...

Be accomplished, how long it would take to do it. and i think youre going to see president biden then volodymyr zelenskyy at normandy together, youre going to see russia excluded from this event the lessons of 1944, and the fact that there was public confusion or consternation, even at the time about the right course and what it would mean is really, really important to remember. were looking at challenges to democracy around the world now, not just in ukraine all across western europe in terms ...