we are looking at the live ceremony at sword beach and it is east of where you are at omaha beach and in the midst of the events, president obama spoke at the beach, and lunches and what are the other events where the leaders are rubbing elbows? >> well, i think that this is a principle thing. what you are seeing at the lunch, closed to the press, we have not gotten pictures of that and the interactions here, these 17 leaders that are gathered at sword beach. that is the extent of it. leading up to that, we had meetings between putin and the other leaders and to the cause of pressures him to reverse the course in ukraine or else. that is what they have been saying since the summit in march. putin has not changed the course but making gestures and giving ammunition in europe to get the others to ease up and not go forthur in punishing russia. >> you are in normandy, on the beach, where the greatest number of casualties were, it is always so interesting, mike, to talk to the people there ob the topography and what you are seeing and what is standing out and what it was like 70 years ago

and gold and juni and sword beaches. aljazeera's dana lewis is at sword beach where the ceremony was just held. and the scene of today's memorial could not be more different than it was on that day 70 years ago. >> that's an understatement. there were fireworks here a few years ago, and you could magnify that by 1,000, and imagine the sights and sounds here in the early morning hours as the british soldiers were coming to sword beach, which was more lightly defended than other ones, but not long after leaching the beach, they had to fight hard with the canadians they had to go to the city which was destroyed in the days following d-day. here you had this tremendous armada off the beach, the largest ever put together. u.s. warships, british warships, firing the big guns, trying to take out the german positions, and softening up the beaches they called it for americans going into omaha and utah and the canadians to juni and the british on gold and sword. but that largely failed, so when the u.s. soldiers came on the beache

sword beach was a place where the brits fought so valiantly in particular. they were the ones i believe, in the lead at sword beach, were they not? >> they were. and in fact alex that is where the international commemoration will take place. that is where the other leaders will be. that is where putin and the new president of ukraine, about to be sworn in will have their first meeting if they do shake hands. there's going to be a lot of contemporary drama there. i was just thinking being here with tom especially and mike that presidents did not address this commemoration here on d-day until ronald reagan. that eisenhower went to camp david in 1954 because he thought it would be too boastful to show up back here the scene of his greatest achievement militarily that lbj did not want to go outside of the country right after the assassination. for a year he didn't travel overseas. nixon was completely absorbed as tom knows better than anyone having covered the white house in those years, and so it was left to ronald reagan as the cold war was beginning to come t

> reporter: high stephanie, on sword beach is where the british soldiers landed and the resystems wasied compared to some of the other beaches as they went up the road they ran in to a division and heavy fighting. the americans to the west at home ma beach and at one point in the early initial hours of assault there were so many soldiers getting cut down by jeff man gunfire that general bradley start today think that the battle plan was failing and starting to come apart and american commanders not necessarily panicking, but extremely concerned that point. president obama speaking of the soldiers and calling them heros and mentioned one veteran wilson bill caldwell who said he couldn't pilot a plane because he didn't have a high school did diploma so in the end he decided to jump out of a plane. interestingly enough we met up with bill caldwell two days ago, we didn't know he would be the president's speech at the time. we spent the day with him. he lied his way in to the military trying to sign up when he was 15. he got in when he was 16 and that's the age he was here when he jumped

he had the heads of state lunch up the coast at sword beach.nd one thing we've been waiting to see if it's indeed going to happen is whether or not the president has a face-to-face encounter and speaks with russian president vladimir putin. from what we understand at this point, the two were close enough to touch one another, but in the presence of reporters who were right there with the two leaders, they did not observe the two leaders talking to one another or exchanging words at this point. we're waiting to hear from white house officials whether or not that indeed happened. carol, i can tell you, i talked to the president's national security adviser susan rice earlier this morning after the ceremony was over at omaha beach, and she said that, you know, the president has spoken with vladimir putin over the phone. she said putin knows where president obama is coming from, but if they have the chance to talk, she say it is president will communicate what he's been saying over the last several days. if the united states expects to ask the separ

we'll leave you with the time line. 70 years ago 7:25, h hour for sword beach, british third gigs begins to land. 8am, 3rd canadian division lands at juno beach >>> 70 years ago today 156,000 troops invaded france along a 50 mile stretch of beach, normandy. at 8:30 landing craft and tank brought armour to omaha, where the fiercest fighting took place. >> 9am on the time line second ranger battalion soldiers defended for the rest of the day. welcome back to the coverage. 70th anniversary ceremonies, joining us to provide context. mike lyons retired army major at the truman institute, and the coeditor of t coedit coeditor of a book. good morning, thank you so much for sticking with us here. one of the interesting things that francis hollande, the french president, brought up in his speech is international unity in the face of conflict. the united nations - you were saying, mike - david - was formed out of the alliance. >> that's right. in the weeks after pearl harbor was attacked winston churchill came over from the white house. they had to formulate the war-time alliance. fran line roosev

sword beach was another. one of the beaches stained by blood that day 70 years ago this morning. that's where we find christiane amanpour on this beautiful day, as the world looks back 70 years, but also in some ways, christiane, looks forward as well. >> reporter: that's exactly right. it is hard to imagine this beauty today compared with the devastation 70 years ago, not just the sun compared to the gail fo gale force and terrible weather. the massive motto, the most ambitious military venture ever assembled crept through a 36-hour window of weather to do what they did. and who knows what would have happened if general eisenhower hadn't banked everything on the meteorological report from the royal air force. and then those british forces that were landed here at sword beach, not just on -- not just disembarking on the beaches but also previously their comrades had come down by plane, and their task was to grab the bridges, to prevent the germans to be able to come to these normandy bridges and also to be able to secure their ability to bring their material, their weaponry and t

french president elon who is the most president for the commemoration that is taking place at the sword beach. of course, earlier, we had the commemoration of the american commemoration right here and of course we are on american soil on omaha beach. i want to bring back michael beschloss, and wes moore, and jack jacobs and brought back my pal and colleague with these trips with the president steve collinson, and let's do some news here, and you saw the world leaders here and you left that to literally do some writing and up y dade dating and a little meeting on the side? >> yes. >> between president obama and president putin, and do we think that there was any substance? >> i would not say much but it was a 10 or 15-minute meeting on the slooinds of this lunch -- on the sidelines of the lunch that the world leaders are having on sword beach. it was informal, and we don't know what the words with were, but the president said that he would make it clear to president putin that they could face more sanctions if they don't stop the throw of weapons into ukraine and don't recognize president poro

at this hour we have 18 foreign leaders who is gathered at sword beach. the eastern most of those five landing sites. this is an international ceremony that's going to be taking place to celebrate the band of brothers who fought here. >> oh my god. i had five bullets that could have killed me any one of them. one of them went right by the side of my helmet and left a silver streak when it took the paint off. >> and what were you thinking during all of that? >> well i'm going to get the next one. >> do you remember the faces of the friends you lost? >> i do i do. yeah, i do that very, very well. >> the commander who sent those allied soldiers into the beaches and later became president was reluctant to celebrate his own accomplishments. dwight eisenhower issued a brief 300 word statement reflecting the mood of the time saying if some of the people who were comrades in arms have been kept apart from us that is cause for profound regret but not for despair. on d-day's 20th anniversary, president lyndon johnson pledged not to leave the country after his first

. >> on sword beach, the heads of state and government assembled for the official commemoration. germany's chancellor, angela merkel was greeted with warm applause and then a reminder of today's diplomatic difficulties. over launch russian's putin and america's obama mohamed hadia their first face-to-face discussion over ukraine. french television cut them up side by side on the public genes. the crowd enjoyed it. president putin's reaction was harder to read. [applause] then something else unexpected, a video and dramatic reenactments of the second world war, complete with explicit references to nazi brutality and the holocaust. this is one anniversary where even the most sensitive issues of the war are being dealt with openly. but brove -- above all, this day has been for the veterans. many of them are frail now. it's time to pass the stories of what they did to new generations. so this afternoon, prince william and the customess of cambridge joined a group of british veterans at a tea party. , and then in the center of a town by gold beach where one of the british divisions ha

. ♪ >> french president francois hollande hosted leaders around the world at sword beach, the exact locationhere thousands of troops landed to free france from german occupation. prime minister prime minister joined queen elizabeth and others for the commemoration. hollande called each person involved in the d-day battle a hero to be remembered. >>> president obama spoke with russian president vladimir putin today. both were at a lunch during d- day commemorations in france. you can see president obama on the left and president putin on the right of your screen. it was the first face-to-face exchange between the two since the start of the crisis in ukraine. the white house says it was an informal conversation that lafltsed about 10, 15 minutes -- lasted about 10, 15 minutes. it's not known what they addressed. >>> gilroy police arrested one. another man is at large. david galvez, they say, should be considered armed and dangerous. police believe he was involved in the death of doris knap. her body was found in her home on april 1st. police arrested her husband yesterday. we have a ktvu crew

we are live at sword beach. some of the men who fought on the front line are attending the as her moneys today. what's the mood? >> certainly it is bittersweet. let's start with the sweet. people here who saw tens of thousands of troops come to these beaches 70 years ago and push on into france, the fighting went on for months after d-day, this is the first footprints they took in freeing owl of europe, those people add we have driven up and down the coast over the last couple of days, it's amazing. you can not drive down the highway here without skiing an a world war ii motorcycle or veep restored to pay tribute to the americans. there is song, dance, people dressed in world war ii u.s. uniforms. you can't go into any street or shop and not see a u.s. or canadian or british flag. it is bitter in the sense that the veterans who come here obviously and they have crystal clear memories, this may be the last time we hear from them, because they are coming back calling their reunions the last recline. it is moving a

she's on sword beach. im sciutto and senior white house correspondent jim acosta at the american cemetery at omaha beach. that was the site of the big push that the american led on the allied charge there and took the biggest losses. christiane, set the stage for how we are hoping that the leaders, specifically obama and putin take the meaning of a day like today and use it as momentum to fix a situation before it leads us into more violence. >> reporter: as you say, i'm at sword beach which was 70 years ago, the british landing place. what you can see behind me are preparations, military bans for the big international celebration that president obama, president putin, the queen of england, president holla hollande that will turn up in the next hour. i've seen one of the pictures broadcast live from inside the castle not so far from here where they're having that lunch. they are sitting very close to each other. they're sitting on different tables, but both sitting towards the top of their tables. president

dana lewis, al jazeera, sword beach, normandy. >> we'll take you to the celebration of allied troops, in our next half hour. >> we should have the option to conceal or openly carry. >> some gun owners don't agree. >>> plus the fastest internet service in the country is not in silicon valley. we'll tell you where it is. >> you might be surprised to learn where to find the fastest internet speeds in the country. in one city in tennessee, residents can now download a movie in just seconds and that technology is luring businesses from all over the country. jonathan martin reports. >> with an appalachian mountain backdrop, scenic rail system, and now an ultrahigh speed internet service. >> it's about 100 times faster than the national average. >> reporter: is driving growth in this small tennessee city. >> it's so much easier than anywhere else to do anything. >> one gigabyte per second, that's 40 times faster than cities like new york and on par with hong kong which has the fastest in the world. >> we have brand he our community as the gig-city, the first city to have a gig. >> chattanoog

. >>> for the last half an hour, heads of state have been arriving at a chateau in sword beach.ueen is among the lunch party being hosted by the french president hollande. the u.s. president barack obama is also attending that lunch. vladimir putin has also arrived at the chateau just a few minutes ago. of course, one of the allies that fought nazi germany. a difficult relationship at the moment with other world leaders and this is the first time that he will have seen most of them since the annexation of crimea. the fighting in ukraine, and the condemnation of nations, many of which he is joining today. the world of politics never far away even from somber ceremony ales. president obama made a speech at omaha beach where over 9,000 american servicemen are buried. >> omaha, 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 work to turn old adversaries into new allies. we built new pros parity. and from western europe to east to south america to southeast asia, 70 years of d

. >>> sword beach was five key locations and today it plays host to thousands of visitors who traveled to france to honor the men and women who gave their life to defeat the nazis and bring an end to world war ii. chief international correspondent christiana amanpour is there. you can hear jim accosta talking about the big sacrifice. 20 million russians died in this conflict. really when you think about it today, and russia. it it really is remarkable to put in the context of history. >> reporter: it really is. you can probably hear behind me some of the music. there's some speeches being practiced. this is where all the heads of state are going to be celebrating and really commemorating the courage of all those who gave their lives and the ultimate sacrifice on d-day 70 years ago. it is extraordinary when you look at these beaches and you know that for decades now people have come here to holiday on these beaches in normandy. but that day they were drenched with blood. on that day alone, 10,000 people, americans, british, canadians, norwegians all those people who helped in the d-day

dana lewis, al jazeera, sword beach, normandy. >> near houston the french government awarded the legion of honor to 36 u.s. veterans. heidi zhou-castro reports. >> on d day the u.s.s. texas fired on the hills above utah and omaha beach, ig giving cover to thousands of troops on the beach below. the ship remains tranquil, in the houston harbor. but fireman first class howard mills. >> it means everything. it means this was my home for over two years. >> reporter: mills turned 19 years old on d day. he had no idea his birthday present would be the battle of his lifetime. >> i was in turret 5, fifth division. we took care of turret 5. i was a shell handler, a 14 inch shell handler. >> his job was to hoist these 1200 pound shells using this pulley system, to the gun topside. during the normandy invasion he was here for four days straight working without rest. >> so these were the people that were on the beach. and my heart goes out to them. from the standpoint, i had the ship here. i didn't have to suffer like they did. >> reporter: more than 9,000 allied troops were killed or wounded on d

and then a gathering of 17 world leaders about an hour to the west at sword beach, the site of the landing of british problems and others, where they will be this largest conclave of international leaders it's going to be a very solemn and not a celebration, but a commemoration, tony of all that transpired there. >> absolutely. in paris, good to see you, appreciate it. as world leaders how to tend crisis in ukraine, the fighting just drags on, it continues. hundreds of children were evacuated today among fierce fighting. the ukrainian government said that hundreds of rebels have been killed. with more now. the train arriving was sent by moscow, a way out for the children, as the war closes in on their city. president putin has given the separatist fighters here nearly $2 million to organize a safe way out. taking them on a went hour journey on the seas to the black sea. a sense of excitement, mix bed fear, about what the future may hold. they are leaving behind the sound of machine guns the air raid sirens and jet fighters in the sky. outgunned, outnumbers, and overwhelmed. the scene of ye

place about 40 miles to the east in ouistreham, france, close to another site of allied landing at sword beachrage of that ceremony at 8:30 a.m. eastern on our companion network, c-span2. >> on a lonely windswept point on the northern shore of france, the air is soft but 40 years ago at this moment, the air was dense with smoke, and the cries of them, and the air was filled with the crack of rifle fire and the roar of cannon. at on on the morning of the sixth of june, 1944, 225 rangers jumped off the british landing craft and ran to the bottom of these cliffs. their mission was one of the most difficult and daring of the invasion. to climb these desolate cliffs and take out the enemy guns. the allies had been told that some of the mightiest of these guns were here, and it would be trained 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 at them with machine guns and throwing grenades, and the american rangers began to climb. >> this weekend, american history tv will mark the 70th anniversary of the d-day invasio

a live look right now at the stretch of the shore which was code named sword beach during world war ii. president obama is there along with the leaders of france, great britain, and russia. this include as fly-over and a 21-gun salute. >> president obama attended a ceremony in the american cemetery of normandy. 900 veterans who survived d-day were in attendance at today's ceremony. president obama paid special tribute to them during his speech. >> i am honored to return here today to pay tribute to the men and women who have defied every danger. among them are veterans of d-day. gentlemen, we are truly humbled by your presence here today. >> so true. well, moments ago, russian president vladimir putin attended the same lun chon cheo. you can see president obama on the left there and putin own the right. this is the first time the two have crossed paths since the violence in ukraine escalated. and queen elizabeth was present and was a teenager during the war and served as a mechanic and a drive. >> pretty amazing, laura. there are only 1 million surviving word war 2 vets. 550 people die

later, on the sands of "sword beach," where british forces landed, hundreds of dignitaries and veteranshered for another ceremony. queen elizabeth the second arrived to a loud round of applause. the 88-year-old monarch is one of the few remaining heads of state who actively served during the war, as a driver and auto mechanic. today's events were the culmination of commemorative activities all this week. military reenactments took place along the five famous beaches. and in the skies over normandy there were special parachute jumps by veterans. 93-year old american jim martin jumped near utah beach. >> wonderful. >> woodruff: was it different? >> oh yes, nobody shooting at me. it's much nicer. >> woodruff: 89-year-old scotsman jock hutton took a tandem jump into the very same field in ranville, france, where he landed 70 years ago. >> we trained for months and months and months and we landed with one purpose in mind and that was to liberate ranville, which we did before first light. >> woodruff: back in the united states today, veterans attended a ceremony at the d-day memorial in bedfo

earlier today thousands of people attended a ceremony on sword beach to honor the anniversary and those who served. world leaders and veterans attended what was a spectacular ceremony. earlier in the day, president obama addressed a crowd of some 15,000 at a cemetery near omaha beach where roughly 2500 u.s. soldiered died in the invasion. president obama described the shores of normandy as democracy's beachhead. >> omaha, normandy, this was democracy's beachhead. and our victory in that war decided not just a snchry 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 to a long twilight struggle until finally a wall tumbled down and an iron curtain, too. from western europe to east to south america to southeast asia, 70 years of the democratic movement spread. and nations that once knew only the blinders of fear began to taste the blessings of freedom. >> there's no doubt, the events of june 6th, 1944, changed the course of history. msnbc contributor mike

here on sword beach, the british third division infantry troops quickly take control.nks open paths through the mine feleds. a soldier plays the bagpipes throughout the assault. the french naval fuse leers of river mando take the bella casino, transformed into a fortified bunker. ♪ let me live again let me et me live again let me let me live ♪ >> by the evening of june 6, 132,000 men and about 20,000 vehicles have landed on the beaches. operation overlord has been successful. a strip of land a few kilometers wide is enough to accommodate the allied beachhead, which is growing tronger by the hour. [bagpipes playing] [applause] that morning, general eisenhower announces the normandy landings to the world. >> people of western europe. a landing was made this morning on the coast of france by troops of the allied expeditionary force. >> in the evening, general de gaulle speaks by radio from ondon. [speaking french] >> the battle for normandy is a terrible one. it lasts 80 days. it becomes a tactical struggle for position. the elite german troops, dug in among the orchards

inaudible conversations] will travel to another d-day commemoration close to the allied landing at sword beach. that is live at 8:30 a.m. eastern. >> senate democrats outlined the bill that would allow borrowers to refinance their existing public and private student loans at lower interest rates. from capitol hill, this is 20 minutes. >> student loan debt is an emergency in america now and this week the democrats have introduced the reef financing act to can help young men and women who are struggling. right now there is one point to chile in dollars in outstanding student loan debt. 40 million americans are dealing with student loan debt. today it is causing young people not to be able to save up money to buy a home or to be able to start small businesses or make the purchases the move this economy forward. consumer financial protection bureau, the department of the treasury have all sounded the alarm. student loan debt is a drag on the economy. this is truly an emergency circumstance. it is hurting people household by household, family by family. and it is also hurting the economy. the democ

together in one of the largest landing operations in history in some areas for example here at sword beach the troops that managed to land easily taking control of the site and pushing the fighting inland. another of the decisive battles of world history has been. such a point in the baggage of france feel some b.s. like soldiers she was found to have a u.s. soldier suffered the most an omaha beach losing two thousand men on the battlefield but they may continue to advance me to secure the beach hate and in the end the day long operation was a success. well at the time of d.-day on the other side of europe the soviet union had been waging war with germany for three years and it was the joint effort between the allies that finally defeated hitler's empire boyko met one of those who took part in the normandy landings. every man in a boat. whether it's from the young. boy shaman to the admiral we was all out for it yes that's the sad yeah that's s. that pin remember john was a twenty year old able seaman aboard britain's largest and most powerful warship at the time the h.m.s. belfast sail to

together in one of the largest landing operations in history in some areas for example here at sword beach the troops are managed to land easily taking control of the site and pushing the fighting inland. another of the decisive battles of world history has been. at such a point in the baggage of france feel some be allied soldiers to advance the heavy fire the us soldiers suffered the most in omaha beach using two thousand men on the battlefield but they may continue to advance me to secure the beach hate and in the end the day long operation was a success. all right now we're looking at live pictures from normandy in france where memorial ceremony is underway in commemoration of d.-day and here you can see president obama and how long the tending a service at the american cemetery where more than two thousand u.s. troops are buried we will be continuing our coverage of the d.-day anniversary throughout the day so to stay with us. the craning army is boosting its strength in eastern ukraine with these tanks this video incidentally was posted by the official channel of the interior ministr

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followed by the international ceremony marking the anniversary which take places close to the site of sword beach, another allied landing zone. french president francois hollande spoke at that event. we'll show you our visit to the world war ii memorial on the national mall and we'll hear spechs from past presidents marking d-day. all of that beginning at 8:00 eastern on c-span. a number of members of congress attended that event and a number making statements, those who went and those who didn't, including buck mckeon saying standing on the shore with the men who risked their lives to take this ground among the graves of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, words fail me. also from minority leader nancy pelosi, she says neither our nation nor any other nation that cherishes the blessings of liberty fought for, pled for, and died for on d-day can ever forget its memory. we want to hear what your thoughts are on the 70th anniversary. join in the conversation at facebook.com/c-span and also on twitter at #chat. >> russia as united states is a nation which believes in its mission, and our missions

you'll have live coverage of the d-day ceremonies at sword beach at 9:00 a.m.d broadway celebrating a year of a achievement and we have an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at this year's tony awards. >> i have to say chris matthews -- >> is the best. >> "hardball." >> oh, my lord. >> last night at 6:59 and i went running around looking -- >> trying to find -- >> i don't watch tv at night. i don't have time. i have kids but i saw it was 6:59. i want to hear what chris has to say. >> he's really good. he's been on fire. >>> and then some 15 million people are expected to watch the belmont stakes tomorrow to possibly see the first triple crown winner in 36 years. dylan dreyer is standing by for us at belmont park. plus much more from today's ceremonies in normandy. we'll introduce to you a man who fought the d-day invasion all because he lied about his age so he could serve his country. you're watching "morning joe." ♪ ♪ make every day, her day with a full menu of appetizers and entrées crafted with care and designed to delight. fancy feast. love served daily. sti

pictures, telling stories and shedding a tear about the comrades that were left on omaha beach or sword beacholdiers that didn't speak the same language but understood the words of liberation and freedom. and i would only say that i hope this challenges this body calls the house of representatives that they didn't wear armor of republicans or green party or tea party or independent party or democratic party. they wore the armor of an american. what wonderful words of general eisenhower, when he said he needed the unity, the strength of all, or the sadness of those who said as they plowed their way onto the beach, seasick and nauseous as they were, losing tons of equipment and unfortunately at times coming and falling over bodies of bleeding soldiers, losing some 10,000 in the first day. where is the america of that time, prepared to take up comprehensive immigration reform or prepared to take up serious gun regulations to stop this unending violence in america, even the shooting of two law enforcement officers, what has america come to? where is its greatness? where is the reality that we are

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the americans went to utah and omaha beaches, the british and kands to gold, juneau and sword.ens of thousands were delivered inland by planes. >> guys were dying all over the place, and you think you are running fast but you are carrying about 80 pounds of equipment. >> reporter: the americans suffered 3,000 casualties on omaha the first day, but the battle lasted three months. the breakout took much longer than the strategists expected. the orthopedics simple but -- the orders were simple but hard to execute. >> you will hold the bridge until you are relieved, regardless of how long it takes and how many casualties. it took four days. 5en 00 casualties. >> 93-year-old jim martin of ohio made his second parasuit landing in normandy yesterday with a bit of help. >> oh, yes. nobody is shooting at me. it's much nicer. >> here in washington, they built the world war ii memorial between the monument to the nation's first president and the one to abraham lincoln. old soldiers remembered the more than 9,000 americans who never came home from normandy. the men who fought say failure w

essentially a prewritten kabuki theater, the guy has to fall on his sword and everyone had written the copy in advance and wanted to get to the beach so they kept the drumbeat going. it is unfair to shinseki. great american, great patriot, bad manager. they knew they had the problems. the leak team lied to him according to reports. there was the expectation, this is how the scandals unfold. >> you called for him to be pushed out in the "washington post" column? >> he responded to me personally. >> what has been accomplished other than the political appearances? >> i'm not sure anything. now we will go into the long question of, do we repair something that has been broken for decades and the likely antiis -- answer is no. >> the president made problems for himself the he said a week ago, if things are found wrong. this isn't a question of "if." it was clear. they dragged it out and looked like weak leaders. there was needless bloodletting. they could have taken care of it >> dana is right that somehow the white house had the standard if it was isolateed everything -- shinseki had the job but because it was systematic --. >> i think

. ♪ here on sword beach, the british third division infantry troops quickly take control.minefields. -- plays thece bagpipes throughout the salt. fusiliers andal the commander despite heavy losses take the casino, transport them -- transformed into a fortified unger. -- fortified bunker. ♪ by the evening of june 6, one hundred 32,000 men and 20,000 vehicles have landed on the beaches. operation overlord has been successful. the strip of land a few kilometers wide is enough to beommodate the allied which is growing stronger by the hour. [applause] that morning, general eisenhower announces the normandy landings to the world. >> people of western europe, a landing was made this morning on the coast of france i troops of the allied expeditionary forces. >> in the evening general de gaulle speaks from london by radio. french]g >> the battle for normandy is a terrible one. it lasts 80 days and becomes a tactical struggle for position. the elite german troops dug in fight fiercely. the reinforcements that they are they counted on do not come. blocked by the red army offensive pr

ceremony was held 40 miles to the east of omaha beach, close to the site of another allied landing at sword beachrench president francois hollande spoke at the event. this is two hours and 40 minutes. ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] [speaking french] [speaking french] [fanfare] [drumming] ♪ [indiscernible] ♪ ♪ [applause] [applause] [applause] ♪ [applause] [fanfare] [drumming] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [indiscernible] [drumming] [fanfare] [indiscernible] ♪ ♪ [speaking french] ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] [speaking french] ♪ flute] ♪ [fanfare] ♪ [applause] [playing world world ii era swing music] ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] [bagpipes playing] ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ [fanfare] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ [no audio] ♪ [applause] [clapping together] [cheers] [applause] k you.n [applause] [indiscernible] >> thank you. thank you for your service. thank you. very nice to see you. [applause] [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ [drumming] ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] [no audio] [applause] [no audio] [applause] [speaking french] ♪ ♪ [speaking french] trumpet]d [a