Birthday of one of my heroes, nikki giovanni. educator, poet, activist. 81 years old. she had a huge influence on me in college, i know all of her work. so, for me, 81 years blessing us. she one of the week. >> i love that. that is fabulous. well, i am picking all of the incredible veterans, black and white, old and older, who attended the anniversary in normandy. we know that the world war ii changed the configuration of the world. it started the civil rights movement. i wanted to call out waverley was a junior, a medic who is part of the only lack combat units to take part in d-day. he got his service posthumously honored. we also the menu see there who was honored, he was 100 years old and he got to meet the president today. and god bless these folks. some of them came from hospice to be there because they just wanted to get their flowers. that is tonight's readout, all in with chris hayes starts now. tonight on all in. >> i know harlan hates that.