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democracy even today. our moment with the president and first lady at the normandy american cemetery. and the president tonight on the other news. ukraine, the u.s. authorizing the use of american weapons to strike inside russia. the president reacting tonight to vladimir putins new warning. back home, immigration, closing the u.s./mexico border. the presidents executive action. i ask the president why he didnt do this sooner. the president on donald trumps guilty verdict. and we ask a...

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, hell sit down for an ...

Their child or husband. >> david: the president and the first lady say they are determined to remember the sacrifice. the president and the first lady right here with us today. as you know, we have been documenting world war ii veterans for more than five years across the u.s. and we told them that we would meet them right on utah beach, on the 80th anniversary of d-day. and what we witnessed when we got there. it was remarkable. ♪ it was 80 years ago this morning. thousands of brave young men...

Now visits schools. >> david, nice to meet you. >> david: nice to meet you, too. tim, who has been showing up for work at the same towing garage since 1964. tim, how are you? >> honor and pleasure this is for me. >> david: this is an honor for me. >> thats my helmet during the war. >> david: irving locker ready to go back, too. jake looking out his window and looking forward to this trip, 80 years later. tonight, the remarkable journey. >> im ready. >> david: these world war ii veterans, many of...

>> david: irving locker was determined to come back, too. irving, why was it so important for you to get back here? >> it was so important for me to let people know that freedom is not free. i thank god every single day that im alive and well, and people have to know that. people have to know that. >> david: because many did not survive. >> they did not survive. >> david: tim says he still thinks about the brothers he lost here every day. >> every day of my life, i think about it. >> david: not ...

Allentown World War II veteran Matt Gutman, 99, headed to France for 80th D-Day anniversary.

World War II veterans Benjamin Berry and Jake Ruser are fighting a new battle that begins with supporting museums and pushing for a local monument.

Hearing from living World War II veterans becomes more and more vital as the years go on.