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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 ...

as frank gardner reports. war planes from another time. memories from 80 years ago. today, a chance to honor those men and women who took part in d—day, the operation that helped end the second world war. service chiefs, prime ministers past and present, the royalfamily and of course, the veterans. roy haywood was 19 on that day, a trooper in the sherwood rangers. i landed in on the evening of d—day, and three weeks later i was so badly damaged that they had to amputate both my leg...

British historian andrew roberts says the commanded commander dwight eisenhower was smoking 80 cigarettes per day. if it would have failed it would have postponed western europe by a year, guys. >> carley: that is amazing, so many brave allied service members posed as nazi sympathizers and convinced hitler d-day would be four hours north near belgium and it was going to be in normandy, france. this is 80th one, last major com com commence commencement, it is a final thank you and farewell, as we...

To celebrate it and make sure . those veterans know - they were incredibly brave. this new generation of service cadets carries forward the legacy of d—day. a lot of veterans do not talk about it for many, many years after it happened and even now it is really tough for them, because not many people want to hear about the horrible things they must have experienced. i am really proud to be part of the event, it is a huge honour and i am really excited to see it especially because it is the 80th...

>> no. >> he needs a job. >> the holidays will be awkward. >> hes getting his 15 seconds of fame. >> this is the fame he wanted? >> neil: its well crafted. the parents say if they do it just right, theyll talk about us on cavuto. and star wars, another movie, this is the 80th one. its a prequel about hans solo. debuting this weekend. five months after the last jed did. more around the bend. enough. i say enough. >> i have not seen this yet. i heard the reviews are mixed, this is suffering from t...