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Commemorated in this way. on the 6th ofjune 1944 troops from the uk, canada, france and the us attacked german forces on the coast of northern france, where you see the ceremony happening. it was the largest military seaborne operation ever attempted and mark the binning —— marked the beginning of the campaign to liberate nazi occupied north west europe. it involved the simultaneous landing of tens of thousands of troops on five separate beaches on normandy. we saw canadian troops landing on...

Area on the north of the country, on particular because its a huge, steep cliff. those american army rangers arrived in 1944 facing that cliff that they scaled before attacking and overtaking the german bunkers, what was the first of many steps to reclaim this continent from the nazis. >> peter, thats where the president will give another speech tomorrow. i know you are going to be there as well. stay with us. here in d.c. is retired four star general, general barry mccaffrey. so many thoughts. ...

Democracy is more at risk across the world than any point since the end of world war ii, since these beaches were stormed in 1944. now we have to ask ourselves, will we stand against tyranny, against evil, against crushing brutality of the iron fist? will we stand for freedom, will we defend democracy, stand together? my answer is yes and only can be yes. >> biden was joined by dignitaries and heads of state including french president emmanuel macron and ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy, ...

>> then now and always, western leaders marking 80 years since theyre turning point in world war ii, that brought an end to occupied europe. >> were living at a time when democracy and more at risk across the world than a point since the end of the war, war ii, since these beaches were stormed. and 1944. now i have to ask ourselves, when we stand against tyranny, against evil. >> now, with ukraines president looking on warning, europe could easily be occupied again, this time by vladimir putin a...

Brutality of the iron fist? will we stand for freedom? will we defend democracy? we stand together, my answer is yes and only can be yes. >> and it doesnt stop there. the president delivers another speech tomorrow in normandy at pointe du hoc, the same monument where president ronald reagan gave a famous speech on the 40th anniversary of d-day. joining us now mitch landrieu, former senior adviser to president biden and former white house infrastructure coordinator who is now the national co-chai...

Cemeteries in europe where our fallen heroes rest. go back home, tomorrow, i will pay respects, go there as well? remember, the price of unchecked territory as the blood of unchecked territory as the blood of the young and the brief. their generation, in their hour of trial, the allied forces on d—day did their duty. now the question for us is, in our hour of trial, will be two hours? we are living in a time when democracy is at risk across the world, since the end of world war ii since the be...

Of all time being prepared to face up of all time being prepared to face up to the fortifications. 80 years ago on the night of the 6th ofjune 1944, we saw the beginning of what seemed impossible — to face up to the implacable. behind us we have the implacable. behind us we have the english channel disappearing into the horizon deep and dark opposite in the shadow standing still was france sleeping in the long night which had come out of the defeat in 1940. europe with failed democracy standin...

House. we are going to stay here. there we go, lets have a listen to resident biden. —— president biden. mundy during the fifth 1944, the evil third reich was devastating the world, nancy germany had subjugated the once free nations of europe through brute force. lies, and twisted ideology of racial

Long—delayed starliner capsule towards the international space station with two nasa astronauts on board. hello, i�*m sally bundock. very one welcome to the programme. let�*s go live to normandy and see the pictures we are receiving from the beaches where world leaders and veterans will gather later today to mark the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings on the 6th ofjune 1944, when more than 150,000 allied soldiers invaded france in a major turning point of world war ii. us presidentjo...

Kirby coming to us from france. thank you so much, sir. appreciate it yes, sir. coming up next, need bannons fighting chance to avoid spending time behind bars even though a judge ordered him to report to prison by july 1, plus a treasured program for goldstar families who lost service members at normandy shut down photos, some high-profile names, trying to come to their rescue. but first are the stories of warm as we go to break today, heres d-day veteran tally fletcher on what he witnessed on ...