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has been watching as world leaders remember. the proud anthem of the french resistance. sung in normandy today by the students who could be the great, even great great grandchildren of those who fought and died here forfreedom. at this international d day ceremony, heads of state and government, representatives of europe s royal families stood shoulder to shoulder. hearts full of gratitude. translation: they were afraid. but they knew that they were fighting a just war. and that every step they took, brought them closer to restoring freedom to the world. but a new war in europe hung heavy over today s commemorations. russia was crucial in the defeat of nazi germany. but while ukraine s president was invited here. you re a saviour of the people! ..vladimir putin was not. this is the us military cemetery in normandy. final resting place for well over 9,400 us soldiers. earlier today, joe biden made it clear why russia s president wasn t welcome. to surrender to bullies, t ....
Off a high rockface and needed joyce s help. he wanted me to find a cliff to put my husband over. and i m like, i m not doing that. reporter: in the car? push him? in the truck. reporter: joyce says she refused so matt came up with a new plan. mr. matt wanted me to give my husband some pills. to knock him out. reporter: then, joyce says, once the prisoners got into her jeep on the night of the escape, the first stop would be her home. reporter: you would have drugged lyle, the glitch. yes. he would have been passed out at home. and what did they say they were going to do? matt said that he was gonna kill lyle. reporter: see, this is confusing. because on the one hand, you re telling me they wanted your help to get out of prison. on the other hand, you re telling me that after he got out of prison, he was threatening to kill your husband. but with one phone call, you could have prevented him from getting out of prison. ....
Reporter: as the days grew longer and spring filled the air, joyce mitchell says david sweat s and richard matt s dream of escape with joyce herself as the getaway driver was becoming more real. i was told i was going to go live a happy life with them. reporter: the only fly in the ointment, she says they told her, was her partner of 21 years, lyle. mr. matt said he was going to kill my husband. reporter: they wanna kill your husband. yes. reporter: in fact, joyce says matt had figured out how to carry out the killing once the two inmates made it out. she says he wanted to push lyle off a high rockface and needed joyce s help. he wanted me to find a cliff to put my husband over. and i m like, i m not doin ....
Precarious position? the sheriff s department learns the woman began climbing down this rockface without ropes or climbing gear before realizing it was just too steep. now she can t get back up. the sheriff s department has blurred the woman s face, because she s asked not to be identified. sergeant phil barth is the team s crew chief. she was at a pretty steep angle tucked away in a little ledge. below her was probably a 500-foot drop, straight down on the rocks. so, she was definitely in a situation that i wouldn t want to be in. the woman s been frozen in this spot for nearly two hours. her climbing partner was able to scramble up the rock and eventually get a cell phone signal to call 911. he also threw down a small rope that couldn t have held her weight, but would give her something to hold on to for reassurance. the sun is starting to set and the rescue team has to work quickly. ....
Unbelievably precarious position? the sheriff s department learns the woman began climbing down the rockface without ropes or climbing gear before realizing it was just too steep. now, she can t get back up. the sheriff s department has blurred the woman s face because she has asked not to be identified. sergeant phil bartn ih is the team s crew chief. she was tucked away and below her is probably a 500-foot drop straight down on the rocks. she was definitely in a situation i wouldn t want to be in. the woman has been frozen in this spot for nearly two hours. her climbing partner was able to scramble up the rocks and get a cell phone signal to call 911. he threw down a small rope that couldn t hold her weight but would give her something to hold on to for reassurance. the sun is starting to set and the rescue team has to work ....