i would like to recognize craig symonds, name asterisk ceremonies.nor to be here with you, sir. with karen, the deputy superintendent of operations. theriend elliott roosevelt third. distinguished members of the diplomatic corps and military allied friends. and most of all, the veterans who are here with us today. to read distinct honor my grandfather dwight eisenhower 's order of the day on d-day. some of you veterans may well remember this note will stop and to offer a few read comments. day, d-day, the june 6, 1944. soldiers, sailors, airmen of the allied expeditionary force, you are about to embark on a great crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. the eyes of the world are upon you. in the company of our brave allies and brothers on other fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the german war machine, hear any over the oppressed people of europe, and security for ourselves in the free world. your task will not be easy. well-equipped, battle hardened, and will fight savagely. this is the year 1944. much has happened since

if you want to talk with craig symonds, the phone will be on your screen.for those of you world war veterans, if you want to give your thoughts as well --mr. in washington, d.c., our cameras are focused on the world war ii memorial. and a couple of lines from that. this was going to be the order of the day on june 6, june 6, 1944. you are about to embark upon a great proceed toward which we have striven ease many months. the eyes of the world are upon you. i have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. around thoseext lines and the men that were hearing it that day. >> i will. first of all, how wonderful and monument that is, situated in the middle of the national mall. a very moving experience. i had the honor yesterday at the , thenal domestic operation anniversary of d-day, and magnificent experience. in granite atrved the memorial, that comes from the order eisenhower pre-recorded and asked to be broadcast on the ships as they crossed the channel. you have to put yourself in the place of the soldiers who were storm tossed

in about two hours, you'll have a chance to talk to author craig symonds about his book, "neptune."st, on friday, veterans joined the granddaughter of dwight d eisenhower and the great grandson of franken delano roosevelt to reflect on events of 70 years ago. this is just under an hour. ♪ ♪ the national anthem, played by a brass band]

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 between congress and the president over the release of captured sergeant bowe bergdahl heated up

discussion on d-day this afternoon with craig symonds. him, thent to talk to phone lines will be on your screen as we go through the morning. mr. symonds, our cameras are focused on the world war ii memorial. a couple of lines from that. this was from the order of the day. let me read them. you're about to embark upon the great crusade toward which we have striven these many months. the eyes of the world are upon you. i have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. put some context to those lines and the men were hearing it that day. >> i will. i want to say how wonderfully monument that is. in the middle of the national mall with lincoln at one end and washington at the other. it is a very moving experience. mc the honor of being the yesterday at the domestic observation for the 70th anniversary and it was a splendid event. that particular passage, among the others that are carved into the granite -- that comes from the order that eisenhower pre-recorded and asked to be broadcast on the ships as they crossed

that's followed at 11:30 by the author and historian craig symonds and at 12:30 questions and comments live and a look back at presidential speeches commemorating the day. all on american history tv, saturday on cspan 3. >> the reason we are trying to focus on the speaker is because it is the speaker with the full majesty and weight of his position who yesterday made certain allegations which at this point at least he does not yet answer to -- would you prefer i -- i'll yield to you. >> you have an audience. you don't normally have that in the 26 hours you presented this case to the public but the interesting fact is the whole tenure of your remarks going back to 1970 and going back to 1972, taking out of context. you were there for one and one purpose alone and my opinion, and that was to imply that members of this side were un-american in their activities. you stopped, you waited. will you respond? you knew that there was nobody there. you knew that there was nobody here. >> camscam. >> yes. >> put those two men from your perspective, give us your perspective on the two. >> well, spe

and followed by historian craig symonds will would discuss his new book and at 12:30 take your comments and questions live. a look back at presidential speeches commemorating the day on american history tv, saturday on c-span3. >>> senate majority lead harry reid testified on campaign finance reform. in april the supreme court ruled 5-4 that the total limit an individual can contribute during an election cycle is a violation of free speech rights. the senate judiciary committee hearing is just under three hours. >> before i start, i think i am joined in this by senator grassley, that today's hearing deals with a serious issue. and i'm delighted to see so many members of the public who are interested and are here and also of course as is the practice that i began with the judiciary committee we stream these hearings live. but i expect all members of the public to understand this is a serious matter to act accordingly. the rules of the senate prohibit outbursts and clapping and demonstrations of any kind, including those for or against positions i might take or any other senator might tak

and that's followed at 11:30 by author and historian craig symonds. he'll discuss his new book "neptune: the allied invasion of europe and the d-day landings." at 12:30 he'll take your questions and comments live. at 1:30 a look back at presidential speeches commemorating the day. all on american history tv, saturday on c-span 3. >>> a discussion now on the congressional investigation into the benghazi consulate attack in september 2012. the house recently voted to give the members of the 12-member special committee the ability to travel as part of its investigation. this follows separate investigations by the state department and the senate from the heritage foundation. this is an hour and ten minutes. >> welcome to the heritage foundation. to all in-person attendees. as well as online viewers as well as our viewers on c-span. today we're here to discuss a topic that is as unsettling as it is deeply important. ever since the attack on the american diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya, on september 11th, 2012, that left four americans dead including

that is followed at 11:30 by author and historian craig symonds, who will discuss his book.1230 he will take your questions and comments life. and 1:30, a look back at presidential speeches commemorating the day. all on american history tv, saturday on c-span3. "washington journal" continues. host: in this segment we will discuss the conflict in syria. one to discuss a new report foreign fighters there is richard barrett, senior vice president at the soufan group. thank you for joining us this morning. guest: it is a pleasure. host: your report says in just three years 12,000 foreign fighters have traveled to syria. what does that number tell us? 12,000it is at least from all countries. their is about 81 countries, or who areng there nationals of the country, have gone to syria. that is a huge number. from 1979 to the fall of the 2001, maybe about 10,000 foreigners went to help out. so we are already in excess of that, and we are already three years in of the syrian war, which could last a great deal longer. rise what accounts for the , why there are so many here? , -- ofof

discussion on d-day this afternoon with craig symonds. him, thent to talk to phone lines will be on your screen as we go through the morning. mr. symonds, our cameras are focused on the world war ii memorial. a couple of lines from that. this was from the order of the day. let me read them. you're about to embark upon the great crusade toward which we have striven these many months. the eyes of the world are upon you. i have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. put some context to those lines and the men were hearing it that day. >> i will. i want to say how wonderfully monument that is. in the middle of the national mall with lincoln at one end and washington at the other. it is a very moving experience. mc the honor of being the yesterday at the domestic observation for the 70th anniversary and it was a splendid event. that particular passage, among the others that are carved into the granite -- that comes from the order that eisenhower pre-recorded and asked to be broadcast on the ships as they crosse