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♪ >> brian: all right. here we go. it's #:00 a.m. on the east coast. it is thursday, june 6th. this is "fox & friends." today marks the 80th anniversary of d-day when american troops, joined by others, stormed the beaches of germany to defeat germany ultimately setting the stage for victory in world war ii. >> for a 19-year-old, which i was then was extremely important. i wasn't afraid. >> people a hell of a lot tougher than you guys. >> brian: president biden is in normandy right now so is martha mccallum covering the moments and events of the day. she will join us. >> steve: mean...

See. yet need to be hidden. >> ainsley: two components operation neptune naval assault and operation overlord the broader invasion strategy. 160,000 allied troops landed on five different beaches. soared, juneau gold, we hear a lot about omaha and a lot about utah. british and american airborne forces landed inland at the time. it's hard to believe there were 160,000 allied soldiers, 73,000 died. almost half died. >> lawrence: you can't talk about this day without talking about patten and the fact that they didn't know what he was going they were following him, little did they know he had anot...