that story shows molotov's own uncertainties about how allied these allies were. in the meeting with the president, which i did take place in a very awkward way, translating very slowly, george marshall was in the room. molotov asked roosevelt face to face, are you going to open a second front in 1942? roosevelt turned to marshall and asked him have we advanced our plans are not to tell him that we are going to open a second front? no date specified. marshall answered with one word "yes." roosevelt turned back to molotov and said "you may tell stalin the allies will open a second front in 1942." can you imagine what marshall was thinking as he is sitting there during this? it did not happen in 1942. roosevelt said do not worry. for sure 1943. not 1943 either. now we mean may of 1944. we really mean it this time. maybe june. the russian offense took place on june 22. it maybe he chose that because of the anniversary of hitler's invasion of the soviet union. that was a vast gulf. much suspicion. one of the reasons churchill was reluctant to go into europe for a long

on the beaches to stop the allied advance.the rangers looked up and saw the enemy soldiers at the edge of the cliff shooting down with -- at them with a sheen guns and throwing grenades. any american rangers began to climb. they shot rope ladders over the face of these cliffs and began to pull themselves up. when one ranger fell, another would take his place. when one rope was cut, arrange would grab another and begin his climb again. would grab another and begin his climb again. they climbed and held their footing. one by one, the rangers pulled themselves over the top and in seizing the third landing at the top of these clips, -- cliffs, they began to seize back the continent of europe. came that day. 90 were stillly with us. these are the boys. [applause] these are the men who took the cliffs. these are the champions who freed the confident that on tenants -- free a continent and helped win the war. know what you may be thinking right now, thinking we were just part of a bigger effort and everyone was brave that day. well,

the traditional explanation of allied success on d-day is the allied armada was so huge in the plan wasperfect and so detailed, the germans were simply overwhelmed by the power and the size of it. that is mostly true, counting these smaller landing craft, the so-called higgins boats. -- counting the smaller landing craft, the so-called higgins boats, 5000 boats depart. it was by far the largest maritime force ever assembled at sea for any purpose. that did not guarantee success. as it happened, the landings, especially on omaha beach were a very near run thing. attackers weree very nearly driven into the sea. the germans had 81 preestablished machine gun positions on a line of blocks -- about a half mile into the beach that covered every inch of that shingle. the invading soldiers found the with mindcrowded abstractions and soon it was littered with rocks and dead or dying men. the first wave went ashore at 6 almostthe morning and instantly ran into a hurricane of violence. this is one of those photos taken on the day. you see the beach in the foreground and the high bluffs the on bit i

but with our allies, they literarily saved the world.gnificent memorial pays tribute to the more than 16 million americans who served during world war ii, their families, and those who served on the homefront. we will never forget the 400,000 americans who never return home. in those numbers, we include the great losses we suffered on that cold, wet, and windy day, on june 6, 1944, in normandy. many of the friends have been involved with this memorial from inception to construction, to dedication. and we are privileged to continue to work to ensure the legacy, the lessons learned, and the great unity that existed in this nation and around the world, and the sacrifices of all those who served are never forgotten. to accomplish this mission, we worked very proudly with the department of defense and the national park service, who take such good care of this magnificent memorial. this is truly a sacred place to come to visit, to remember, and to reflect, and to commemorate the defining moments of world war ii, as we are doing today. would al

how did the allied forces know so much about their scheme not opponent on d-day?>> during the war, allied code breakers played an essential role in the preparation for the d-day invasion of normandy. >> welcome back to aljazeera america. i'm stephanie sy, and here are the headlines at this hour. it is the 70th anniversary of the d-day landing in france, d-day, the beginning of the allied powers over germany in world war ii. commemorating the battles. and many eyes are on president obama and vladimir putin. despite no direct talks, they did speak on the sidelines of today's ceremonies, and officials say that it was just an informal talk. >>> one of the most important contributions of d-day took place far from the beaches in secrecy. seek see gave the allies an edge. >> leslie park may not look like one of the most important sights of world war ii, but it was here is that german intelligence helped draw up plans for the invasion of normandy. tight with security, few knew the big picture. but she monitored german ships and helped to coordinate the massive effort. jus

and attitudes to the allies or potential allies at whatever point of the war you're talking about and in terms of what help might be gained from the americans. when you get round to what we call the transatlantic telephone room, there you have something placed by an american telephone company, bell telephones, in mid-1943. that was to give a secure telephone line that was potentially unstoppable, if you -- untappable, if you like, connecting the british prime minister to the american president. as far as anyone is aware, it was used by churchill and roosevelt. it was certainly used by churchill and truman. because the latter had their conversations written down. it was used by them from 1943 afterwards. about what, you can only speculate. they talked about the minutiae planning for d-day. they certainly talked about the planning for the end of the war, the surrender of germany and the recorded conversations we have about what was going to be told to stalin and how this was going to take place. >> referring to d-day, do documents indicate what was discussed in this room or this locatio

there is no allied confirmation.erman naval forces off the coast are engaged in a battle with enemy landing craft. the german news agency said the allied invasion operations began with the landing of airborne troops in the mouth of the same river. i repeat, however, there is no allied confirmation of this claim. we return you now to your regular scheduled broadcast. >> and now here's a bulletin. as i said when i first went on the air a few minutes ago, the associated press says the berlin radio broadcast that the allied invasion has begun, that our troops are landing. but there is still no allied confirmation. this may be an enemy trick. there has been no allied confirmation, i repeat. >> there has been no allied confirmation, i repeat. this may be an enemy trick. unconfirmed reports, and then just about an hour later after the piece you just heard, they got the real word, confirmed from london. watch this. >> and now, we have just been informed that we can expect in a very few seconds, in a very few seconds, a very

just as with our allies have been with us every step of the way in afghanistan, we expect that our allies will be with us going forward. third, we will only sustain this military presence after 2014 if the afghan government signs the bilateral security agreement that our two governments have already negotiated. this agreement is essential to give our troops the authorities they need to fulfill their mission while respecting afghan sovereignty. the two final afghan candidates in the runoff election for president have each indicated they would sign this agreement promptly after taking office. so i'm hopeful we can get this done. the bottom line is it's time to turn the page on more than a decade in which so much of our foreign policy was focused on the wars in afghanistan and iraq. when i took office, we had nearly 180,000 troops in harm's way. by the end of this year, we will have less than 10,000. in addition to bringing our troops home, this new chapter in american foreign policy will allow us to redirect some of the resources saved by ending these wars to respond more nimbly to the chan

liquefied natural gas exports to our allies. the united states is experiencing a north american energy boom that analysts predict can produce enough natural gas to meet our domestic demands as well as that of our global allies, including ukraine and other eastern european nations currently at the mercy of russian energy supplies. expediting u.s. liquefied natural gas exports serves our national security interests. as an aggression russian regime looks to expand power in former sofe yen union countries. this helps our allies in eastern europe and across the globe while creating jobs here at home through prifmente investment and economic -- private investment and economic opportunity. as a member of the house energy and commerce committee, i'm proud to help bring this measure to the floor today, and i urge all of my colleagues to support its passage. this is in the national security interest of the united states of america. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from c

this one of five beaches on which the allied forces landed. of the most, or probably the most audacious assault of its type in military history starting around dawn. and as max has said, this wasn't just an easy walk onto the beaches and then head towards paris. this was a brutal battle. there aren't any real proper figures of how many died on the first day. some estimates about 4,500 allied troops, 9,000 germans, 3,000 as max was mentioning, saville wednesday juscivilians y estimate. that's a huge civilian casually death toll. something that would never be tolerated in modern warfare. 70 years ago in the heat of the bat on this beach. >> thanks very much indeed. >>> well, as those world leaders meet to mark the anniversary of d-day. behind the scenes crucial diplomatic meetings are taking place to discuss the current cries let ukraine. germany's chancellor angela merkel is set to meet vladimir putin. those two heads of state from paris and american, joined by i don't know carey and the french prime minister, later on monday, the french presid

president, thank you for your gracious welcome to the reunion of allies. history reminds us that france was america's first friend in the world. with us today are americans who first saw this place at a distance, in the half light, tuesday morning long ago -- of a tuesday morning long ago. time and providence have brought them back to see once more the beaches and cliffs, the crosses and the stars of david. generations to come will know what happened here, but these men heard the guns. respect will always pay at this cemetery, but these veterans come looking for a name and remembering faces and voices from a lifetime ago. today we honor all of the veterans of normandy, and all of their comrades who never left. [applause] presidenty in 1944, franklin roosevelt addressed the american people. not with the speech, but with a prayer. he prayed god would bless america's sons and lead them straight and true. he continued, they will need thy blessings. tired by nightre and day without rest until victory is won. be lit byss will noise and flame. men's souls will be

hitler expected the allies to invade by sea.e decided to secure europe's west coast by means of a gigantic line of fortresses -- the atlantic wall. at the end of 1943, he ordered a field marshal to take charge of the western defenses. he knew that the allies would attack, but he did not know when. by early june 1944 on the other side of the channel, the allies were ready. the british, americans, canadians, polls, and 10 other nations have joined forces. 1200 warships, 7500 aircraft, and about one hundred 50 thousand soldiers advanced across the english channel channel to open up a new western front in france. their commander was u.s. general dwight eisenhower. the u.s. entered the war late, after germany's ally japan attacked pearl harbor in 1941. britain, led by prime minister winston churchill, had entered the war in 1939, right after germany invaded poland. polish and british armies are side-by-side on d-day. together with canadians and other british commonwealth troops. 177 exiled frenchman took part in the invasion as well.

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there was no allied confirmation. german broadcast could be one which the allied leaders said could be made with upsetting the people inside the conquered countries. this is coming to you from the nbc newsroom in new york. german naval forces off the coast are engaged in a battle with enemy landing aircraft the broadcast said. the german newscast said they began with a landing of airborne troops in the area of the mouth of the sane river. i repeat, however, that there is no live confirmation of this claim. we return you now to your regular scheduled broadcast. >> now here's a bulletin that's just been handed to me. as i said when i first went on the air a few minutes ago, the associated press said that the allied invasion has begun, that our troops are landing at lahask, that there is still no allied confirmation. this may be an enemy prank. there has been no allied confirmation, i repeat. >> there has been no allied confirmation, i repeat. this may be an enemy trick. unconfirmed reports. just an hour later they got t

in march, 1945, allied troops cross the rhine.] ♪ ♪ >> after several days of intense fighting, on may the 1st the soviet flag is hoisted. german capitulation is signed on a may the 7th and in berlin on may the 8th. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> on may the 8th, people everywhere celebrate the return of peace in london, paris, new york and moscow. ♪ ♪ managers. ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> three months later, the atomic bombs dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki bring about the capitulation of japan. the war is over. it has caused the death of at least 50 million human beings. civilian populations have suffered horrendously. the opening of the death camps reveals a new image of hell to the eyes of the world. when general eisenhower discovers the human corporations of the order of concentration camp, he declares: we are told that the american soldier doesn't know what he's fighting for. thousand at least he will -- now at least he will know what he's fighting against. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] [applause] ♪ ♪ [applause] [cheers and app

these are the things that compelled the man shaped the unity of the allies. when the war was over, there were lives to be rebuilt and governments to be returned to the people. there were nations to be reborn. peaceall, there was a new to be assured. these were huge and daunting tasks, but the allies summoned strength from the faith, believe, loyalty, and love of those who fell here. they rebuilt a new europe together. there was first a great reconciliation among those who had been enemies, all of whom had suffered greatly. the united states did its part creating a marshall plan to help rebuild our allies and warmer enemies. a marshall plan led to the atlantic alliance, a great alliance that serves to this day as our shield for freedom, prosperity, and peace. in spite of our great efforts and successes, not all that followed the end of the war was happy or planned. some liberated countries were lost. the great sadness echoes down to our own times in the streets of warsaw and east berlin and. soviet troops who came to the center of this continent did not believ

instead, we must mobilize allies and partners to take collective action. we have to broaden our tools to include diplomacy and development, sanctions and isolation. appeal to international law and if just, necessary and effective, multilateral military action. in such circumstances, we have to work with others because collective action in these circumstances is more likely to succeed. more likely to be sustained. less likely to lead to costly mistakes. this leads to my second point. for the foreseeable future, the most direct threat to america at home and abroad remains terrorism. but a strategy that involves invading every country that harbors terrorist networks is naive and unsustainable. i believe we must shift our counterterrorism strategy, drawing on the successes and shortcomings of our experience in iraq and afghanistan. to more effectively partner with countries where terrorist networks seek a foothold. and the need for a new strategy reflects the fact that today's principled threat no longer comes from a centralized al qaeda leadership. instead, i

close allies,re some of them are one of the advi -- one of the allies -- wannat to be allies. they do mainly things in their own interest. the georgia government drove recklessly and got themselves in a war with russia. if you want to use his concept, there can't be a worse reckless driver than him. he drove recklessly while we left. same for the karzai government. i think the israelis are reckless drivers. they know to talk down american credibility. look at what they do. it shows they trust us. there is another problem happening in the world which is not generated by my theory. consume- i like to this intelligence into them document. there are lots of stuff in those and i suppose you can find bits and pieces of information to support many positions. what i find most arresting is basethe base, the gap and capabilities, the gdp between americans and other powers is shrinking. it all but disappears. in terms of base capabilities from which military power is extracted, it's going to be easier for others to tilt with us. so that's important. it's easy to forget that during the co

the naval guns on the allied fleet -- we had three u.s.navy battleships, the nevada, and the arkansas and texas. their biggest guns were 14 inch guns. substantial weapons that, when fired in a salvo, created a visual, aural, and impact that is almost unforgettable. the troops on board later claimed that it felt like their close were being ripped off their bodies. from 55 feet away were still on board the ship and their nose began to bleed. the shells flew directly over their heads, heading into the beach. so the impact was tremendous. the shells from 15 and guns on the monitors -- there was one monitor off the american beaches and another up the british beaches. and two large battleships off the british beaches. they had a range of nearly 20 miles. the difficulty here, of course, is the shortness of the timeframe. to conduct that bombardment of the beaches. also, this was intended to be a carefully -- as carefully as the beaches were plotted before hand, the german guns were implanted in very harsh sites. the country bunkers were 13 inches

they were part of the allies as they pushed towards normandy. president obama met with vladimir putin, and they spoke for 10-15 minutes, a substantial period of time. we are waiting. also vladimir putin met with the president of ukraine. there was a short meeting. a photo op with angela merkel, the german leader in attendance. they had a sideline meeting and spoke for 10-15 minutes. reuters reported, quoting a french official that they talked about a ceasefire in ukraine, and the necessity of a recognition of the election of petro porashenko, the new president of ukraine. that has not been confirmed independently by the russians by this point. that was a reuters report quoting a french official. the french foreign ministry says that the meeting took place in the last 10-15 minutes. they had time to look at the substance. >> we are looking at what amounts to a dance on the gint map. the french -- giant map. the french have their own way of marking the event. behind them is a movie in coordination, and it's a picture of the auschwitz. let's listen

you always be on these beaches of the allied landing. i would like to express my gratitude for all fighters. american, british, canadian, polish, mall citizenships and nationalities who fought classified with the allies. and you can live in peace today we can leave security if we can live sovereignty protected by the laws created we decided [inaudible] who gave their lives. i wanted to affirm the gratitude of the french republic will never die, will never with her. -- wither. when coming here regardless of how old or young we are, regardless of who we are emma where we come from we are struck are the same emotion. what still strikes us today when we move from laced a place and sometimes from cemetery to cemetery is actually the courage of the soldiers who fought here. the courage of your troopers who jumped in the middle of the night to prepare the attack. the courage of british soldiers. the general who boosted his men, who were nailed by the violence of german fire. they came from all over the world to conquer meter after meter, inch a

professor, how about our allies? can you add to here in the view of the prior panel what we have compared sometimes to athens eaninged land our empire, but we have all these allies of that in many cases can trigger events that get us into wars very closely we have discussed a few islands and uninhabited in the pacific. can you elaborate how would you strategy work with endure of our allies and their commitments and can they drag us into wars? the worst example is serbia triggering the first world war. >> is that it? >> yes. >> so this is the problem i talk about in the book of reckless drivers where i see that you see reckless drivers as well. this is a problem with -- management. but i think acknowledging the problem is the beginning of wisdom, right? so i think first of all you have to get used to the idea that these allies are not your little brothers. they are states with their own interests who are pursuing their own interests in the context of their relationship with you. that's point one. point two, we have to

just one example of how it saved allied lives, involves the u.s.80 secondary born. >> they are about to lands, drop in to this area, which is clear of german troops and then enigma shows the germans actually moving troops in there. you have stopped the 80 secondary born dropping in to a hornet's nest. you have saved probably 15,000 men. >> reporter: and then just six days before nomady, she goes onlinthe parkgoes online with ay more sophisticated machine. speeding up the process by 400 percent. colossus the world's first modern community. 70 years later those who were there can hardly believe what they are accomplished. >> i think it's one of things that you look back and think, did i do that? you did it because you had to do it. >> reporter: it was considered so important it remained a secret decades after the war. it was only recently that the code breakers gained recognition for the work they did. some say they cut the length of the war by a full two years. it may look unassuming, although that is sort of the point hiding out in plain sight. sti

on the beaches to stop the allied advance. the rangers looked up and saw the enemy soldiers at the edge of the cliffs shooting down with machine guns and throwing grenades. the american rangers began to climb. >> this weekend, american history tv will mark the 70th anniversary of the d-day invasion of normandy, starting 10:30 a.m.rning at eastern. that is followed by author and historian craig symonds. at 12:30 he will take your questions live. and presidential speeches commemorating the day. saturday on c-span3 on american history tv. up next, "washington journal." joining us today, charles stimson, giving us his president obama's release of guantanamo bay prisoners in exchange for bowe b ergdahl. live now to "washington journal." good morning, everyone, on this wednesday, june 4, 2014. yesterday was primary day in 8 states. thad cochranenator was fighting the political race of his life yesterday, locked in a nailbiter against keep writ -- tea party-backed chris mcdaniel's, too close to call this morning. the back-and-forth b

by day's end, the allies had gained a foothold. to mark the anniversary, president obama to live remarks to the american cemetery and memorial. one of the landing spots and during the invasion. the president thanked veterans for their service and greeted many of the following the speech. this is about one hour 20 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the presidents of the french republic and of the united states. french]king >> please remain standing for the posting of the colors and the playing of the national anthem of the french republic and the united states of america. >> [speaking french] ♪ [french anthem playing] ♪ ♪ [drumroll] ["star spangled banner" playing] ♪ [applause] >> presidents, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. >> [speaking french] >> it is our privilege to welcome all the distinguished visitors joining us today. we extend a special welcome to the d-day and world war ii veterans and their family members in attendance who honor us all with their presence. today we commemorate

from america, britain, and other allied countries.the sacrifice of normandy's population has been eclipsed by the relics of the soldiers who landed here. today, this sacrifice is wholeheartedly recognized. >> that was francois hollande kicking off today's proceedings from his point of view with the tribute to the civilians who lost their lives during the d-day landing. veterans from britain, the united states, france, and canada, and russia and poland have made the trip to honor the sacrifice of their fallen comrades, many were at a sunrise the time 70t marks years ago when allied troops first waited a short. 50,000 troops made their way across the french ages. by the end of the day 70 years ago, nearly 4500 would be dead. here's what one of the veterans on the beach had to say this morning. i am filled with joy right now. it is hard to control myself. i said get me on the beach. they brought me here today. >> those men very much part of today's events, as are the battles in which they took part, battles that helped bring europe the p

allied forces wanted it captured to stop german forces from arriving.elmut rumor was on guard. >> i was the first one to notice when the gliders and the troops landed. i raised the alarm and i lighted a flare and that was it. that was how the invasion of normandy started and that was all that i did. >> reporter: d-day was a big step in the defeat of nazi german. if you want to know how total it was, today, the nazi bunker, flattened, destroyed, nothing more than a car park. [ foreign language ] >> reporter: at the time berlin had read about d-day, hitler welcomed the invasion because it brought the enemy closer. today, d-day is not marked much according to the german military historian. >> it never has, the sense of liberty in which it had in brit dan or u.s. or france because it did remind us not only of defeat but also of the war crimes. >> reporter: there's a footnote, 70 years on, the captured german soldier, is grateful for the time in the prison of war camp. it was like he said a holiday camp. stephen evans, bbc news berlin. >> just one of extraor

he also had to deal today with an old ally that game an adversary. here's bill plante. >> reporter: the serene beaut of the u.s. cemetery above omaha beach belies the sacrifice of the thousand who died here. these commemorations, said president obama, are a reminder that the struggle for people continues. >> these men waged war so that we might know peace. they sacrificed so that we might be free. they fought in hopes of a day which wh we'd no longer need to fight. >> reporter: but that hope remains a dream in today's world, so the president called on the nation to continue remembering the dead and honored a new generation which has answered the call of duty. >> we have to honor those who carry forward that legacy, recognizing that people cannot live in freedom until free people are prepared to die for it. >> reporter: u.s. air force f-15s roared above in tribute, and president obama joined french president francois hollande at a lookout to the sea, peaceful today, but blood stained 70 years ago. after the ceremony, 19 world leaders met for a photo a

estÁ el arquero orestis karnezis. >> allÍ es donde hay que tener calma. >> el cabezazo! y de allÍ surge el contragolpe. >> tiro de esquina todo grecia va en busca del cabezazo... >> estÁ cansado las piernas no le dan. otra vez resaltarlo de navas que ha salvado costa rica. >> para mÍ el jugador de este partido. >> si si... >> por mÁs que si vamos a penales... >> hoy ha sido clave. todas las jugadas que hemos visto. y otra vez termina por salvar a costa rica. >> uno a uno. sÓlo segundos para que el Árbitro de australia finalice este partido. >> se terminÓ. >> van a haber penales. ayer se definiÓ, brasil chile desde el punto penal. hoy tambiÉn. >> miren a estos jugadores agotados agarrando un poquito de oxÍgeno.. que de repente necesitan. >> el desgaste ha sido grande. stress. costa rica con un hombre menos. >> suspenso y drama seÑores en recife. espera holanda. el ganador, de este encuentro. contra la mÁquina naranja. >> me parece que lo expulsÓ. >> lo expulsÓ? >> si si... >> pero creo que habia ya problemas con la banca de los ticos. >> algo le dijo. le mando saludos? >>

of hundreds of new homes for jewish settlers in the west bank, putting it at odds with its closest allies. >> president barack obama and the british prime minister, david cameron, have laid down a new deadline for russia, giving moscow a month to meet their conditions in ukraine or face new sanctions. >> president vladimir putin did not immediately respond to the new conditions. the high level of violence in eastern ukraine is dominating the high-level meetings in brussels, paris, and normandy, aimed at reconciling russia and ukraine. >> at the end of two days of discussions, g7 leaders announced a common set of demands for russia. u.s. president barack obama issued a clear warning. >> if russia's provocations continue, it's clear from our discussions here that the g7 nations are ready to impose additional costs on russia. >> that means tougher economic sanctions, which could be imposed in the coming three weeks, and while the leaders made an effort to show a united front, it's also clear they are worried about protecting individual economic interest. paris, for instance, does not wish to

just one example of how often it saved allied lives involved the u.s. army's 82 airborne. >> they are about to land and drop into this area, which is clear are german troops and then enigma shows the germans are moving troops into there. you stopped the ate two airborne from dropping into a hearn knees' nest, saving probably 15,000 lives. >> a more sophisticated machine speeded up the process 400%, the worlds first mod he were computer. >> i think it's one of the things that you look back and think hmm, did i do that? you did it, because you had to do it. >> it was considered so important it remained a secret for decades after the war. it is only in recent years the code breakers gained recognition for the work they did. some history toreians say they cut the length of the war by a full two years. it may look unassuming, although that's the point, hiding out in plain sight, still, the men and women who worked here during world war ii played a vital role in securing an allied victory and changessing the course of history. >> the weather played an importa

it is a duty of memory for all the vikctims, whether military or civilian whether allied and even here the german victims of nazism. we also wish to convey the message through this ceremony today and through everyone who participates in the ceremony a message of peace. there is a requirement for the united nations that it intervenes wherever necessary for collective security. it is a message to europe to enable peace after having been the continent of war throughout the first half of the 21st century. some 70 years ago, day for day, before this very beach of river bella, soldiers jumped into the water to run towards german defense. there were 20 take a year or two, and at that time who could ever dare say that being 20 was the best time in life. for them 20 was the age of duty, the age of sacrifice. they were call ded. they were afraid. the air of today, this june in 1994, was comepletely skewed by the area of battle and the thunder of explosions. the kwiquiet water which we see today were filled with the froth of the landing barge ss and wettened by the blood of the fighter s fighters

i'm betty nguyen. 70 years ago today more than 160,000 american and allied troops stormed the coast of normandy, france. it was a sneak attack that liberated the country from nazi occupation. it marked the beginning of the end of world war ii. nearly 4500 sacrificed their lives. president obama will join world leaders to honor d-day veterans and recognize the enormity of what took place on that hallowed ground. >> what more powerful manifestation of america's commitment to human freedom than the sight of wave after wave after wave of young men boarding those boats to liberate people they had never met. normandy, this was democracy's beachhead. and our victory in that war decided not just a century but shaped the security and well-being of all posterity. we worked to turn old adversaries into new allies, we built new prosperity, we stood once more with the people of this continent through a long twilight struggle until finally a wall tumbled down and an iron curtain too, and from western europe to east, from south america to southeast asia, 70 years of democratic movements spread. and n

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sort of putting all the blame on molecule government he felt to build the functioning democracy here allie and they they have the sudanese and i think we can admit that some of that criticism is valid but the question is could it different person have done a better job is it fair to put all of the blame on al maliki and instead of looking somewhere else let's put it this way well a lot of this is domestic politics president obama is down the polls there are elections coming up midterm elections coming up and the republicans are very eager to hurt obama's reputation and to to ding the entire democratic party by saying that america has failed and american leadership has failed by allowing maliki to become more sectarian and to create this situation in which isis has found fertile ground in iraq but isn't it true that both are above and publicans and the democrats share the blame for what is happening in iraq because obviously it was the republican party president who launched the invasion of iraq back in two thousand and three but it was their democratic president who oversaw the disintegrat

>>> the allies began a massive invasion to drive the nazis out of france and it changed the course of world war ii in europe. >> take a look at this. this was that you back then, incredible footage showing the 150,000 allied troops storming the beaches by air and by sea. thousands were killed that day that the exact death toll remains unclear. >> ceremonies are taking place across the region many on the beaches where the allied forces landed. here is a look at the beaches with the code names for each. you c . >>> they weren't going to take them back of the united states those amphibious tanks making moves there on the beach, just one of the many interesting things there. thank you very much. for the moment, we turn to other stories we're following here on cnn. the hunt for a canadian man accused of fatally shooting three police officers has come to an end. he was arrested in new brunswick early today. he spent more than 20 hours on the run from police after he opened fire in a residential neighborhood wednesday. residents had been told to stay in their homes and lock their doors as s.

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they weren't the allies anymore, they were the enemy. so, we didn't really understand the tremendous sacrifice, obvio obviously, americans lost, british lost, all the allies lost. we're talking about tens of thousands of americans and british. there were tens of millions of soviets and russians, civilians and soldiers, and that's part of the story that's so fascinating, to have putin here today in this ceremony, which is somewhat unusual and certainly extraordinary. >> and i think it's safe to say it still drives the russian psyche as well even today, 70 years later. >> absolutely. >> stick around, kenneth davis. >> thank you. >> we're waiting for the president to speak in a few minutes. ahead, we'll have more of our continuing coverage of the 70th anniversary of d-day. >>> let's get right to the president speaking in normandy, france. >> if prayer were made of sound, the skies over england thatdeaf world. captains paced their decks, pilots tapped their gauges, commanders pored over maps, fully aware that for all the months of meticulous

france and while there were more to be fought and many allied soldiers yet to die historians say the invasion really spelled doom for hitler and third night europe. let's go live to "action news" reporter sharee williams at the big board tonight. >> the third rite is the tirm used to refer to germany during the nazi period of 190s and 19 40s day was pinnacle battle. it happened on the beaches of france it was that time troops with the u.s. and soviet union and great britain launched a massive assault to take on hitter there's regime. that was 7 0 years ago. for those who survived it's an every day memory. >>> today the world gathered on the beaches of normandy for the 70th anniversary of d-day some of the aiming veterans returned for what could be their last major commemeration. june 6, 1944. more than 150,000 allied troops stormed beaches and the largest sea-born invasion in history and turning point in world war ii after europe was liberated from hitler and nazi forces. >> it still gets me can i feel it right now. i don't care how tough you are it gets you. it gets you. >> presiden

we will respond if the security or territorial integrity of our allies is violated. we will also have built constructive security and defensive cooperation with ukraine and other members of nato's partnership for peace over the past two decades to help build a europe that is whole, free and at peace. our ability to respond quickly to reassure our european allies and partners was enabled by our forward station forces and the force structure we have in place now. i believe our force levels in europe are about right. even absent the latest developments in ukraine. we should take a knee and make no permanent reductions to our existing force structure. in fact we may need to additional rotational forces to cover a sustained, persistent presence that we are now envisioning. there are other issues on the stove as well for ucom. we're supporting other combatant command through our forward presence in europe, africom and monitoring of unrest in north africa. centcom with force flee in and out of -- flow with monitoring situation on the ground in irrake and syria. transcom and

the allies had canada and the united states, japan, australia and new zealand as well. this was a very tough war, make no mistake. not only was there a huge impact on people, but on resources too. the things which became the tools of war. for example, copper for making bullets was drained from the congo. rubber was too. steel and wood for creating railways. everything was concentrated on the war effort. by 1914 the war was over, there was a horrendous toll. 16 million were killed, and 20 million were wounded. to think it was 20 years later that the world war ii would begin. what can be said about world war i was it brought about change. empires fell. new empires rose. it had a mission to maintain world peace, something it didn't do. something that successors battles to do. the world remembers the start of the first world war, thousands of soldiers who died in a bloody battle of the world war ii are being honoured as heroes. we have this report from india. >> reporter: it's been called the forgotten army of world war ii. after 70 years, thousands of british, indian and a

ally or friend to do for you, particularly when it is in that ally or friend's own interest. we have spent 11 years talking not just to maliki, but to every political leader come all the political leaders, that if they do not hang together, they are going to hang separately. that is what we are seeing before us today. it is good advice that he has given. in terms of the specifics, vice president biden called maliki yesterday. i am sure having been in some of these calls that the u.s. message was delivered with vigor and with a certain bluntness, and that is good under these conditions. included a very strong admonition that maliki as to his approach towards sectarian issues and towards his political domination of the military. it is one of the reasons the military melted away. secondly, it also would have included the specifics of what america might offer and under what conditions. we do not know that yet. as i said, it is good that the president is not signaling, both to the enemy but also before he talks to congress, what exactly he is going to do. it is also good that he e