. >> reporter: 21-year-old henry parem worked as a bus porter in virginia when he entered the u.s. history. that's because henry is believed to be the last surviving african-american d-day combat veteran. >> you're going to be 98 in november. >> yes. >> that's almost a century. >> oh, yes. >> and you've seen a lot. >> yes, i have. >> no, you don't want to go down the steps. >> reporter: henry parem, who lives in pittsburgh with his wife, ethel, vividly remembers fellow soldiers drowning off omaha beach and the nazi air bombardments. >> of course i was scared for my life, sure. >> reporter: he was part of a most unique army combat unit, the 320th barrage balloon battalion. the mission to launch huge hydrogen filled balloons from the beach of normandy to protect troops from the air above. most notably. all the pilots were black. only a relatively small number of black troops were able to be part of the d-day invasion. the u.s. military, still segregated and discriminatory. >> we were separated white and black, but i was doing my duty. >> reporter: he has always tried to focus on the p

gary tuchman, cnn, pittsburgh. >> thank you, henry parem. the news continues. we'll hand it over to chris for "cuomo prime time." hey, chris. >> they are our best, they are the greatest and we will remember them tonight. jb, thank you for that story. i am chris cuomo. welcome to "prime time." >>> it is starting to get real for joe biden. his rivals are coming after him over his previous support for a law that restricts access to abortion funding. and here's the thing, he says he still backs it. can he win the nomination with a stance like that? a new member of team biden is here to be tested. >>> staggering new numbers at the border. we have not seen anything like this in seven years. do you care yet? there are still no solutions from the president, his party, which is finally second-guessing his harshness, nor from the democrats, who seem too content to sit back and watch. how many have to die before something gets done? >>> plus, heartache and outrage aside, what is the legal case for putting that sheriff's deputy in prison for life after he allegedly failed

. >> thank you, henry parem. the news continues.." hey, chris. >> they are our best, they are the greatest and we will remember them tonight. jb, thank you for that story. i am chris cuomo. welcome to "prime time." >>> it is starting to get real for joe biden. his rivals are coming after him