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Abroad. meanwhile, the presidents meeting today with ukrainian president zelenskyy comes as the united states announced a new round of military aid for the war torn country. according to associated press the new $225 mimmian aid package includes ammunition that kyivs forces could use to strike threats inside russia in order to defend the ukrainian city of kharkiv. last week the president shifted his position and gave ukraine permission to use u.s. supplied weapons to strike targets inside russia...

Landed here at pointe-du-hoc just days after the d-day invasion, just days after those brave army rangers, 225 of them scaled the 100 foot cliffs here at a high cost of life to destroy the german lookout positions that allowed the us and allied forces to succeed. online. and, and at sea on d-day were expecting the president to talk about the heroism, the bravery of war. dell and others and be joined in the audience by many french officials and local leaders. although at this point, we do not exp...

World, 80 years ago, and potentially pivotal moment for this president, president biden, as he now ends that part of his overseas trip, back with us is nbcs peter alexander, pointe du hoc, france. nbc news military analyst colonel jack jacobs and presidential historian mark updegrove. we see the president on scene there, speaking with members of his cabinet, and shaking the hands, taking a moment to address one of the veterans who showed up for this speech today. somebody who he brought up in th...

And right here at point too hot ranges from farms and cities in every part of america from homes that didnt know wealth and power they came to a shore line. none of them would have picked out on a map they came to a country. many of them had never seen. four people. they had never met but they came they did their job theyve refilled our mission and they did their duty theyre part of something greater than ourselves. they were americans i stand here today as the first president to come to point t...

June, 1944. the wind was pouting as it is today, always has against these cliffs. 225 american rangers arrived by ship. jumped into the waves and stormed to the beach. all they could see was the outline of they could see was the outline of the shore and the enormity of these cliffs and i would like to, i know well get in trouble if i go to the edge and look over, but think of those cliffs as my hosts have showed me, that is what we are standing on top of. all they could hear was the crack of bul...

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 ...

This country did 80 years ago when those 225 rangers scaled hitlers wall and save the world the other significant theme touched on attacks. >> weve heard previously from the president. hes pointed to donald trump as a danger to democracy, as an authoritarian in waiting how do you think that message is resonating with voters as a key issue going into novembers election what we have to remind people exactly who donald trump is. >> hes a person who is fond of putin, fond of dictators called putin. ...

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...

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...

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...