the union address this year, you paid tribute to some of the american heros who risked their lives. we owe and immeasurable amount of debt to the american and british allied soldiers that began the liberation of europe on june 6, 1944. i paid my first state visit to your country at the invitation of president eisenhower. as supreme allied commander, he had ultimate responsibility for the execution of the normandy landings. in his headquarters in st. james square, not far from buckingham palace, british and american officers worked closely together to plan the freedom of a continent. it would be no exaggeration to say that millions of lives
year s d-day inspired pop concert in normandy, france will educate liberation of europe from the nazis. some are calling it to be cancelled or moved from beach where thousands from died fighting. the petition has 7500 signatures. one lucky couple just got wedwedding well-wishes from the president. take care. we will. we love you. president shaking hands, taking photos, and congratulating newlyweds at trump s national golf course in new jersey. he has been known to drop by weddings at his properties. can you imagine that being your wedding though and the president drops by? you look t. like 13 months or whatever in advance and hope he shows up that weekend. steve: he did this weekend u. pete: they nailed it. steve: thank you, jillian. 18 minutes before the top of the hour. janice, it is super hot today. janice: it is super hot
a concert taking place on what they consider to be sacred ground. our freedom wasfought for on this beach. join us in normandy . rob: organizers say next year s pop concert on the beach in normandy france will educate millennial s about the liberation of europe from the nazis. some veterans are calling for it to be canceled or moved away from the greek beach where thousands of troops died fighting. an online petition has 2700 signatures so far. a touching picture of a paramedic sitting with a toddler in the hospital is going viral. doug hadley hope to resuscitate that three-year-old after she nearly drowned in a splash park in florida. the picture shows him waiting for the parents to arrive.
soviet times as you mentioned. once again, another diplomat. he was telling me he doesn t use this word but basically they re furious that they believe american diplomats have gone to various european countries and told them not to come to that ve day celebration. what he says is look, russians lost millions of lives for the liberation of europe. they think this should be separate from the diplomatic arguments of the modern era. plainly the issue is how do you put pressure on russia. the issue for washington and west. how do you put pressure on russia unless you try to isolate the country. again, the question is the isolation working? he was clear there s economic damage happening in russia as a result of sanctions. his point was it isn t damaging enough for them to change their mind. they re determined not to. fascinating stuff.
it is our privilege to welcome all the distinguished visitors joining us today. we extend a special welcome to the d-day and world war ii veterans and their family members in attendance who honor us all with their presence. today we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the d-day landings, which began on the morning of june 6th, 1944. today s ceremony will honor our military men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for the liberation of europe including among those we honor are the 9,387 of our fallen veterans interned at this sacred ground and the 1,557 missing in action inscribed on the wall of the missing. [ speaking in french ]