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president biden joining other world leaders at this hour to mark this milestone anniversary of d-day the allied invasion of continental europe during world war ii hello, two meters, zelenskyy, the wartime president of ukraine, had this heartwarming moment and a hug with one of the americans who fought at normandy. president biden also met with a handful of the last surviving us veterans who stormed those beaches are parachuted behind enemy leinz as very young men. today, they are all a...

that he offered on that de and were going to leave you with that. >> this morning. >> mighty god prior to ban this day upset upon a mighty endeavor lets criminal to preserve our republic all religion and our siblings and set free a suffering humanity this morning, we are observing a moment in history at the same time is witnessing and effort to define the future. >> we are standing by to hear from president biden on the 80th anniversary of d-day, the allied landing of the beaches of no...

Veterans get together and this 80th anniversary is the one where everybody knows we may not see this number of survivors anymore because they are in the region of 100-years-old hold im sure thats the average age i spoke to one jake las and who stormed onto omaha beach 80 years ago, an amazing person who talked about just the sheer fear. but then having just battled through it and got on with it and managed to get across that beach. we know that it was the greatest amphibious invasion vision in h...

Was real but they did it anyway they knew and beyond any doubt there are things that are worth fighting. >> and dying for hi, joining us now from the american cemetery in normandy, cnns chief international anchor, christiane amanpour, also with the historian douglas brinkley, retired brigadier general mark kim. >> it is with us as well. christiane, you and i have covered these milestone anniversaries since 1994. i remember when we were both there sure how much do the current global tensions unde...

That gave their life so that i could be here jake las and thank you well, thank you. christiana well well firstly at 101, nearly 102, he is as sharp as attack and remembers everything and knows why he was there, knows why hes here today but, i think most moving about what he said is not a question of survivors guilt in terms of the heroes of those whove already given their lives. >> but what he already said in those words was what they all did for all of us, so that we could have the normal live...