captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ >> mason: tonight on the "cbs evening news" from normandy, praise for the heroes of d-day on the 75th anniversary of one of the pivotal battles of world war ii. >> you are among the very greatest americans who will ever live, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. >> mason: veterans tell their story. jake larson, who was 21 when he stormed omaha beach. >> remember: freedom is not free. >> mason: charles norman shay, a medic who lost count of the fallen. >> i knew that they were destined to drown if nobody came to their help. >> floods are threatening millions of people in the central u.s. >> the situation is dire here in

grafton. some areas there are ten feet of water. >> today was a tragic day. >> at least one west point cadet is dead and 22 others are injured after a crash involving a transport truck. >> mason: and a widow's fight for recognition for one of the last unsung heroes of d-day. >> he served his country well. the history needs to be told. >> mason: good evening. i'm anthony mason reporting from normandy, france, where the allied troops who landed here 75 years ago were hailed today as liberators. president trump said, "they won back this ground for civilization by opening a new front that ultimately pushed the nazis out of western europe." the d-day invasion was the largest military operation by sea and air in history. more than 150,000 troops stormed the beaches, running directly into german gunfire. 2,500 americans died that first day.

today, cannons fired and planes flew overhead in honor of their sacrifice. and d-day veterans now in their 90s visited the graves of fellow soldiers, many of whom were teenagers when they gave their lives. president trump and french president emmanuel macron took the stage along the cliffs of normandy near the spot where thousands lost their lives, and it was those who battled their way up those cliffs 75 years ago today who they honored. president trump paid tribute to the bravery and heroism of the living and the dead. >> to the men who sit behind me, and to the boys who rest in the field before me, your example will never ever grow old. >> mason: the president also poignantly singled out some in attendance.

>> private pickett, you honor us all with your presence. >> mason: like 94-year-old russell pickett, a private first class wounded in the first wave that had landed on nearby omaha beach. he would not be denied the chance to stand and accept the appreciation of the crowd and the president, who also thanked all veterans in attendance. >> you're the pride of our nation. you are the glory of our republic. and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. [cheering and applause] >> mason: the french president wasted no time expressing his own country's gratitude. >> we know what we owe -- our freedom. on behalf of my nation, i just want to say thank you. [applause] >> mason: many of the veterans accepted the good wishes of both world leaders and their wives before witnessing a military

flyover. and a 21-gun salute. [gunfire] among the returning veterans, 96-year-old jake larson, who was just 21 when he barely made it across the beach on june 6, 1944. >> to feel that sand brings back so many memories. >> mason: larson is one of a dwindling number of surviving veterans, most in their 90s. he says he is the last man in his unit still alive. >> i turned to my left. three feet from me there was a soldier. i says, "buddy, have you got a match?" he didn't answer. i looked again, and there was no head under the helmet. the soul of that boy inspired me to up at that instant and run for the cliffs. [taps playing] >> mason: just 4% of world war

ii veterans survive, and those in france today insisted the real heroes were the more than 9,300 buried near that beach, boys who never became men. that ceremony meant so much to the returning veterans. jake larson told me when he returned to omaha beach for the first time since he had been there 75 years ago, he felt like he had won the lottery. president trump has made "america first" one of his favorite catchphrases, but his speech today had a different tone. here's paula reid. >> our debt to you is everlasting. >> reporter: on sacred ground atop omaha beach, president trump carried out a somber duty of his office, memorializing the men who fought and died here 75 years ago. >> your spirit, brave, unyielding, and true, will never die. >> reporter: mr. trump

campaigned on a promise to move who foughtlongheics.urope, butto >> our cherished alliance was forged in the heat of battle anf peace. >> reporter: since leaving the white house for europe, president trump has alternated between senior statesman -- >> it's an amazing place. >> reporter: -- and provocateur. >> no, i don't think much of him. >> reporter: today in an interview with fox news at the u.s. cemetery in normandy, the president attacked former special counsel and vietnam veteran robert mueller. >> he made such a fool out of himself. >> reporter: and had this to say about house speaker nancy pelosi. >> i call her "nervous nancy." nancy pelosi is a disaster. she's a disaster. >> reporter: pelosi, also attending the d-day ceremony, declined to engage. >> i'm not talking about him while i'm overseas. thank you. >> reporter: the president's scripted remarks we just heard

here really do echo what we've heard from past presidents, embracing this idea of shared sacrifice, but what makes president trump's remarks today so significant is that many people believe this could be the last time a u.s. president has the opportunity to address these d-day veterans in person here in normandy, because as they get older, it gets harder and harder for them to travel here for the commemoration. >> mason: that's true. thanks very much, paula. later in the broadcast we'll meet a d-day veteran who has come back to normandy full time. why he's decided to live here. for now let's go back to david begnaud in new york. david? >> begnaud: anthony, thank you. good evening, everyone. the president tweeted condolences today after hearing about the deadly accident at the u.s. military academy. there was a five-ton vehicle that was loaded with cadets. it overturned on the way to a training exercise. mola lenghi is at west point. >> today was a tragic day for the west point community and our united states army. >> reporter: aerial video of a

training site near the west point academy campus in new york appears to show a military transport vehicle overturned, leaving one west point cadet dead and 20 other cadets and two soldiers with non-life- threatening injuries. >> the injuries range from facial abrasions to a broken arm. >> reporter: the unit was en route to a morning training exercise when the medium tactical vehicle rolled over. the personnel carrier had a soft canopy roof covering the cargo bed of the truck similar to this. that is where most of the cadets were seated. >> it is not common for these vehicles to turn over. it's very rough terrain. you can see the hills we have here. we want to make sure our soldiers and cadets train in a realistic training environment. this is part of our realistic training. >> reporter: the injured cadets are rising seniors, part of the class of 2020. west point superintendent and lieutenant general darryl williams insists the army will respond to this tragedy with strength. >> this is the united states army. we're strong. we're strong here at west point. >> reporter: the army is still

investigating exactly how this accident happened. of course, it would have been a tragedy on any day, but it is especially so today, david, on this 75th anniversary of d-day. >> begnaud: it sure is, mola. thank you, live tonight from west point. let's head south. tonight heavy rain continues along the gulf coast. some places got a month's worth of rain in just 24 hours. a few tornadoes have been reported. a man was killed on a flooded road in baton rouge, louisiana, and that's where mireya villarreal is. >> reporter: baton rouge rescue crews rushed into action this morning, saving this woman who was trapped by the flash flooding. the fast-moving storms dumping more than three inches of rain in about an hour in parts of louisiana turned deadly. one man was killed as he tried to escape his flooded car. 40 miles west of baton rouge, parts of henderson, louisiana, are now submerged. and if the water wasn't enough, the wind made it worse. multiple tornadoes were reported, one barreled through baton rouge, flipping cars,

toppling trees, and shredding the roof off this apartment complex. the last few weeks have seen record-shattering rainfall across the southern u.s. the swollen arkansas river has put a strain on aging levees and nearly wiped out some communities in both arkansas and oklahoma. >> it wasn't much, but it was ours. we have over five feet of water. we lost everything. >> reporter: the loss amplified by the latest forecast that's calling for more rain in the next few days. mireya villarreal, cbs news, baton rouge, louisiana. >> begnaud: the trump administration says they're going to push forward with plans to slap tariffs on exports from mexico starting monday. the president is demanding that mexico do more to crack down on illegal immigration from central america. here's weijia jiang. >> reporter: clashes erupted along a southern mexico highway as 200 police officers and immigration agents blocked 1,000 migrants from central america on

wednesday. mexican officials say the confrontation shows the government is cracking down on illegal migration, but president trump says it needs to do more or the u.s. will impose an escalating tariff on all mexican goods starting at 5% on monday. >> we told mexico, the tariffs go on, and i mean it, too, and i'm very happy with it. >> reporter: cbs news has learned mexico offered to deploy 6,000 troops to its border with guatemala, but the white house said that was not enough. now mexico has pledged to change its asylum policy so that migrants would apply for asylum there instead of continuing to the u.s. an administration source described that as encouraging. mexico's foreign minister, who is in washington for negotiations, said both sides should want to avoid tariffs. >> the tariffs could be very costly for the u.s. economy, the

consumers in the united states, and the mexican economy. >> reporter: a white house official tells cbs news president trump and his mexican counterpart have not spoken directly, and david, they are the only two people who can strike a deal. >> begnaud: we'll be watching monday. thank you, weijia. we want to turn back to our d- day coverage now. for years, a widow in maryland has been fighting to have her late husband's heroism recognized. he was one of an estimated one million african americans who served in world war ii, roughly 2,000 of them were at normandy, and they all served in segregated units. their contributions were often overlooked. [explosions] waverly woodson, jr., was a medic when he stormed omaha beach in normandy 75 years ago today. 90-year-old joann woodson was his wife. >> he said that the men were just dropping, just dropping so fast. some of them were so wounded there was nothing that you could

do but just give them their last rites. >> begnaud: according to a history channel report, the then-21-year-old woodson spent nearly 30 hours trying to save lives. he reportedly treated as many as 200 men before collapsing from hal should get the medal of honor like the rest of the guys did. >> veterans of 236 missions in-- >> begnaud: in 1993, a u.s. army report concluded that racial bias was a reason no african american world war ii service members received the medal of honor. after that seven did. woodson was considered. >> it's pretty clear that had he been a white soldier he would have received the medal of honor, and the only thing that has stood in the way was the color of his skin. >> begnaud: maryland senator chris van hollen says a fire in 1973 destroyed ny all of woodson's military records, and without those documents, the army says it cannot reconsider him for the medal of honor.

i'm reminded that your husband helped to free the world, but he still had to battle for recognition. >> that's absolutely the way we think about it, too. >> begnaud: we thank you, and we thank him for his service. >> and i thank you very much also. >> begnaud: you know, mr. woodson died in 2005. he did receive the bronze star, the fourth highest combat declaration for his actions, but joann says she's not going to stop fighting for that medal of honor. up next on the "cbs evening news," we have new developments tonight in the mysterious deaths of five american tourists. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. 5% is acle don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression

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the maryland couple posting photos on social media, saying they never wanted to leave. they were found dead in their room may 30th. >> they just got engaged. they were celebrating. >> reporter: just five days earlier, miranda schaupp werner collapsed and died just hours after arriving at a sister hotel at the same resort. the f.b.i. confirmed it's investigating the sudden deaths. preliminary autopsies indicate all three had the same cause, fluid in the lungs and respiratory failure. no toxicology report is available yet. in a statement, the resort claims miranda schaupp werner died of a heart attack. a family spokesman says she was treated for a heart issue years ago but was recently in good health. >> we don't have any answers of what happened down there. >> reporter: the deaths brought back memories for dawn mccoy, whose husband david died in the dominican republic last year. >> he wasn't able to breathe or talk. he wasn't able to talk. he was sweating profusely. >> reporter: tonight a new development in the deaths of a texas couple vacationing in fiji.

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>> mason: some d-day veterans traveled thousands of miles to be here for the 75th anniversary, but the trip was much shorter for one american. mark phillips introduces us. >> reporter: among the veterans honored here today was a man with a long-untold story named charles norman shay who took part in a smaller ceremony earlier this week. shay is 94 years old and led a commemoration for the 29 native americans killed in the normandy fighting who were buried here. >> private beni alan dewitte, a sioux. >> reporter: charles shay had grown up in the penobscot native

community in maine, attended high school, was drafted into the army and trained as a medic, which is what brought him to the carnage of omaha beach. >> mortars and artillery coming at us, and when the ramp went down, the men that were standing in the front, some of them were killed immediately. >> reporter: others were so badly hurt they couldn't drag themselves out of the surf. >> many men that had been wounded were laying and could not help themselves. the tide was coming in very fast. >> reporter: but charles was faster, returning time after time to drag the woundenh. >> i hoped that i saved the lives of many men. i think 10 or 20 perhaps. >> reporter: others say it was many more. shay received a silver star for his heroism under fire.

lately charles shay has moved to france, he says to be close to his fallen brothers in his final years. >> i've been here for one year. >> reporter: for one year. do you think you'll stay here now? >> this will be my last home. i'll die here. >> reporter: but not yet. >> i believe that i can talk to the souls of the men that are on the beach here, and i just try to assure them that they are not forgotten. >> reporter: mark phillips, cbs news, normandy. >> mason: after all these years, still a band of brothers. i'm anthony mason in normandy, france. let's go back now to david begnaud in new york. >> begnaud: anthony, thank you. and to everyone who has served, thank you. that is the "cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm david begnaud in new york. i'll see you tomorrow.

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