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contempt of congress sentence. then the biden campaign's new plan to reach out to never trump republicans as "the 11th hour" gets underway on this thursday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle, live from 30 rock center and we are now 152 days from the election and it has been 80 years since the largest invasion in history, d- day. president joe biden joined world leaders in normandy to mark the moment. he addressed the crowd that included surviving veterans that took part in the assault to help liberate europe. our own peter alexander was there. >> reporter: 80 ye...

trumper republicans, as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle, live from 30 rock center and we are now 152 days away from the election. and it has been 80 years since the largest see to land invasion in history, d-day. president joe biden joined world leaders in normandy to mark the historic moment. at the american cemetery, he addressed the crowd that included surviving veterans that took part in the assault that helped liberate europe. peter alexander was there. >> reporter: 80 years later, where useful bravery landed, ...

The paratroopers dropping into normandy. it is a moment to really see what they fought for. >> what was the national mood like before d-day, and then after news of the invasion reached the u.s.? >> yeah, do such a great question because one of the things, every book has an author surprises you in ways that you don't expect. to me, when i was like oh, i'm going to write a book on d-day. okay, so the book starts on noon on june 5th. but when you get into the history of d-day, what you come to understand is so much of the success of d-day was born in the weeks and months and actually years of pla...

Audacious day in the first person, in the voices of the participants. and i managed to pull together about 700 voices in this book. not just allied troops, but british and french civilians. german defenders. national leaders at the top and the troop and landing craft and paratroopers dropping into normandy. it is a moment to really see what they fought for. >> what was the national mood like before d-day and after the news of the invasion reached the u.s.? >> it is such a great question. every book as an author surprises you in ways you don't expect. for me i was like i would write a book on d...

Bipartisan. you mentioned there's been tension between paris and washington of late, particularly that economic issues, but both leaders yesterday sort of put that aside and stressed the importance of transatlantic unity particularly in a time of war. what is striking to you about what they said, and where thinds stand right now as the west, as the democracies try to rally against russia? >> well, if you look at the last 70 years, the french american relationship is sacred and warm except for when it's not. and you have these periods of conflict. 1966, charles de gaulle when he was president o...