us. we ll see you right back here next week. welcome to the program everyone. i m christiane amanpour in normandy, france. this week we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the d-day landings, a turning point in history and a triumph of democracy over tyranny. i m sitting at the american cemetery at colleville-sur-mer, which overlooks the normandy beaches which the allies invaded on june 6, 6, 1944. this lead to the liberation of western europe from nazi control. it s a reminder of the ultimate sacrifice that millions of people made to uphold democracy and to fight barbaric or authoritarianism today, with war raging again in europe, threatening democracy again. the legacy of d-day is more important than ever in his speech from the cliffs overlooking the normandy beaches, president biden touted the dangers of isolationism and the need to stand up to dictators every marine who stormed the beaches decided a feared dictator who had conquered a continent had finally met his mat
[laughter] eric: can you imagine not seeing your loved ones for so long? there you see the emotional reunion today between four newly-released israeli hostages and their thankful families. the idf has rescued a woman and three men if kidnapped from the music if festival during the october 7th hamas terrorist attack. they are, thankfully, free and safe back inside israel after 246 days in the clutches of the terrorists. welcome to fox news live, i m eric shawn. hi, claudia. claude claude i m claudia cowan in today for arthel neville. [speaking in native tongue] [cheers and applause] claudia: celebrations on a beach in tel aviv, israel, when lifeguards announced the moment the hostages were rescued from gaza. israeli defense forces used a helicopter during today s daytime raid on two separate locations in gaza. it is the large hostage rescue operation since the war began. an israeli national police officer was killed during the mission. a former idf spokesman told us earlier
joining us. you thought it was over but not. a potentially huge development in trump s new york trial but, first, they can t stop him. that s the focus of tonight s angle. laura: five months from election day and the list of democrat failures continues to grow by the day. now, it s friday, let s have some fun and quickly categorize them in chronological order. first, the biden team and their press homeys thought they could use jan 6 to intimidate trump supporters and scare away all the independents. history is watching, just like history watched three years ago on january 6th. whether insurrectionists stormed this very capitol and placed a dagger in the throws democracy. laura: dagger. trump left office on january 20th if you can t remember. insurrection u.s. government without weapons? okay. well, of course, democrats using jan 6th thought a second impeachment trial would do him in. according to the reuters ipsos poll, fewer one in five said they watched multiple hours
on mr. trump s potential vp short list. the gunman attacking the u.s. embassy in beirut. the 30-minute-long shootout in the street before he s captured. what we re learning. was it isis inspired? the deadly house explosion caught on camera. children playing in a nearby driveway running in terror. and 80 years after they helped turn the tide of war, we re with four american heroes as they return to normandy. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. the words, and liftoff packing plenty of meaning for boeing tonight as its long-delayed starliner capsule successfully carried two astronauts into space today. its third launch attempt in a month and a much-needed morale boost for boeing after a string of misfortunes. the launch also lifting nasa s hopes of making commercial vehicles its workhorses in space. tonight, the starliner is racing toward a rendezvous with the international space station, the first test flight of the cap
martha raddatz with late reporting. tonight here in france, authorities investigating a possible terror plot. the suspect, authorities say, a former member of the russian military detonating a homemade bomb at a hotel near charles de gaulle airport in paris. president biden arriving in france to honor world war ii veterans here in normandy. the president will speak about defending democracy around the world. he will meet with president zelenskyy. and tomorrow, he ll sit down for an exclusive interview with us. tonight, back in the u.s., the major cities on the east coast bracing for potential flash flooding. storm concerns from washington, d.c. to philadelphia to new york city. the race for president tonight. the breaking headline involving donald trump. his gun permit revoked because he s now a convicted felon. and the news coming in on the georgia case, put on hold indefinitely. also tonight, hunter biden s gun trial. his ex-wife and ex-girlfriend taking the stand