good morning, i'm jessica layton. president biden hammering home his message about defending democracy during his time in france. in just a few hours, he is expected to meet with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. president biden spoke of the power of alliances, as he honored the heroes of d-day, 80 years after troops landed on the beaches of normandy. here's peter alexander. >> reporter: 80 years later, where youthful bravery landed, these last-surviving heroes returned. ♪ ♪ just above the shores where 150,000 allied troops waded into the surf and were met by an endless barrage of nazi bullets. from the president, a solemn tribute. >> it's the highest honor to be able to salute you here in normandy once more. all of you. god love you. >> reporter: fewer than 200 of america's sons who stormed these beaches on d-day to help reclaim the continent from nazi germany are still with us. the commander in chief greeting most of them, moist wst wearingr uniforms, some in wheelchairs and over 100 years old. president bide

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>>> i am jessica layton.otesting the war in gaza walks out of the university of chicago's commencement saturday. the protest coming several days after the school healthy diplomas of four seniors. >>> in idaho chad daybell was sentenced to the death penalty on saturday. the sentence coming two days after jurors found him guilty of murder. now back to dateline. o datelin . after congressman leo ryan promised >>> welcome back ed tto datelin i am craig melvin. georgetown was in chaos after congressman leo ryan promised to help anyone who wanted to leave he was attacked by a true believer. shaken but unharmed ryan and his team led to a small airstrip where they hoped to escape. the worst was yet to come. to c. witnessed more than a dozen defections and an assassination attempt on a us congressman. i think i may have put on the tape >> the reporters had their story. in less than 24 hours they had interviewed jim jones, witness more than a dozen defections and an assassination attempt on a u.s. congressman. as nbc c

. >>> i'm jessica layton with the hours top stories.proposed a three- part plan to end the war in gaza. now, if accepted, the proposed plan would begin with six weeks of a complete cease fire. and then, the release of women and children hostages. >>> less than 24 hours after donald trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts, the former president railed against his conviction and the justice system. he also referenced several of the cases' witnesses, potentially violating the gag order against him. and now back to dateline. >> reporter: fred mueller spent the day after his wife's death talking with investigators about the accident on cottonwood creek. the next day, he and his son alex flew home to texas ferried by a friend in a private plane. >> you never think it could happen to you. >> reporter: there, fred and alex were reunited with amanda and ariel, alex's older sisters. >> you hear horrible stories and feel for these people. it was surreal we were now that family. just trying to get through it. >> reporter: so many came to pay thei

[music playing] >>> i am jessica layton with the top stories. l.a. first major wildfire has devoured more than 14,000 acres. it comes one day after forcing 1200 to evacuate from the hungry valley recreation area. the fire is only 2% contain. >>> stereophonics dominated the tony's taking home five awards including best new play. it earned 13 nominations, the most a play has ever received. ea ca. college senior lauren mccluskey >>>yf welcome back to dateline. i am andrea canning. college senior lauren mccluskey was stunned to learn her boyfriend lied about his name, age, and criminal past. he was not shawn fields but melvin rowland. once convicted of luring an under aged girl online and attempted sex abuse. lauren quickly ended the relationship but was about to discover the real terror is just beginning. back to josh mankiewicz with lauren's promise. >>> after lauren mccluskey got her car back from her ex- boyfriend, her parents exhaled. he believed the university of utah police who now knew lauren had broken up with a registered sex offender would kee

. >>> i am jessica layton with a look at what's happening.esults of the mexican mexican up dess election after polls close. the country expected to elect its first female leader following a campaign season marred by violence. >>> police are searching for suspect after a late-night shooting at a birthday party in akron. the incident left one dead and over 20 injured. two of the victims are said to be in critical condition. chacey poynter told investigators >>>t welcome back to dateline. i am andrea canning. chacey poynter told investigators are husband robert had just pulled her jeep from the mud when he was shot dead. by who, she couldn't or wouldn't say. now, chacey was headed to the interrogation room or a key night detective was determined to get to the truth. back to josh mankiewicz with out of the darkness. >> royse city detective michael burke might've been working his first homicide, but he already knew this. something about chacey poynter's story did not ring true. >> she gives a shadowy figure wearing dark clothing and shoes her husb

. >>> i'm jessica layton.y prime minister netanyahu said sunday the country is not rejecting the cease-fire framework for the war in gaza laid out by president biden. this despite his speaking out against the proposal calling it a nonstarter. check evacuation order has been lifted and tracy california is firefighters continue battling the coral fire. it broke out saturday was said to be 50% contained sunday night. i'm andrea canning. authorities concluded that pravin varughese's death was >>> i am andrea canning. authorities concluded pravin varughese death was an accident saying he was drunk. got lost in the woods and froze to death. an autopsy found no alcohol in his blood and his mother, lovely, was convinced there had to be another explanation. then, she discovered police had not shared a key detail about the night pravin disappeared. here is dennis murthy with at the edge of town. >>> in the town where her son lost his life, soft-spoken lovely was finding her voice. >> i am not trying to blame anyone or p

. >>> hi, i'm jessica layton with a look at what's happening.said sunday the country is not rejecting the cease-fire framework for the war in gaza laid out by president biden. this despite speaking out against a proposal calling it a non-starter. we are awaiting the results of mexico's presidential elections after polls close sunday night. the country expected to elect its first female leader following a campaign season marred by violence. >>> now back to dateline. i'm andrea canning. newlywed and widowed pamela smart >>> welcome back to dateline. i'm andrea canning. newlywed and widowed pamela part received widespread sympathy after her husband was killed. but in a stunning twist, police arrested her for murder. now all eyes were on a new hampshire courtroom where there was a tantalizing story of seduction. back to deadly secret. >> reporter: it was the first week of march, 1991. ten months after gregg smart was killed and pamela smart was on trial for his murder. reporters from around the world swarmed the courthouse to cover the salacious sto

>>> i am jessica layton with the hour's top stories.den announced friday that following his defensive diplomacy, israel has proposed a three-point plan to end the war in gaza. if accepted, the proposed plan would begin with six weeks of a complete cease-fire and release of women and children hostages. >>> less than 24 hours after donald trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts, the former president railed against his conviction and the justice system friday. he also mentioned several of the case's witnesses, potentially violating the gag order against him. >>> now, back to "dateline." >>>de welcome back to "dateline. " >>> i am craig melvin. >>> tori vienneau and her infant son, dean, were killed in their own home. detective suspect that the motive might lie in tori's tangled dating life. tori's mother, dayna, thought so too . in fact, she had her sights on one man in particular and was about to launch a plan to expose it. back to josh mankiewicz with " complicated." >>> the police investigation of a double murder of a mother and her

verizon >>> i'm jessica layton with the hour's top stories.s they will pause fighting during the daytime hours along a route in southern gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries. the pause applies to about 7.a miles of road in the rafah area. and nine people including two children were injured in an apparent random mass shooting saturday at a park splash pad in michigan. police say a 42-year-old suspect then took his own life after the incident. >>> and now back to dateline. e investigators learned umpire butch welcome back to dateline, i'm craig melvin. shannon melendi was last seen at a baseball game, where the umpire was acting strangely. word had it he kept his eye on shannon more than the ball. police were quick to question him to then came that discovery. police had recovered her ring, but could it lead them to shannon? and back to dennis murphy with shannon's story. >> after more than a week of theories of speculation, investigators now had a promising lead in shannon melendi's disappearance. an anonymous caller left a c

. >>> i'm jessica layton.tarliner flight carrying astronauts was abruptly halted minutes before lift off this weekend. the mission was bound for the international space station but it was pause due to computer issues. >>> we are tracking a historic presidential election in mexico where they are expected to elect the first woman president. two female candidates are leading in the polls including the front runner and mayor of mexico city. >>> back to dateline. dateline. i'm craig melvin. police investigating the murder of stephen moore had uncovered a cache of clues, recordings stephen made detailing his combative relationship with ex-wife kathleen. but investigators had no physical evidence pointing to stephen's killer, at least not yet. a gruesome discovery was about to give detectives their first big break. back to andrea canning with "shattered bonds." [whoosh] andrea canning: kathleen dorsett and stephen moore seemed to be at war over custody of their baby. so detectives were surprised to learn that the cou

. ♪♪ >>> hi, i'm jessica layton.halted minutes before liftoff. the countdown paused because of a launch sequencer issue. >>> president biden went to mass where pro-palestinian protesters chanted outside. it comes after he announced a three-part proposal to israel that would lead to a permanent cease-fire and the release of all hostages. and now back to "dateline." ♪♪ >>> kenia monge was at a downtown denver nightclub with her friends one week ago. >> reporter: kenia monge's disappearance was big news in denver. >> she was last seen wearing a black skirt, black jacket, and red high-heeled shoes. >> reporter: kenia's family was frantic, desperately hoping she was still alive. >> i couldn't sleep. i'd pray. i'd get on my knees every day, god, please, bring kenia home. please. >> reporter: janet gomez and kenia's other close friends kept looking, hoping someone would come forward with a clue. >> we kept just putting flyers everywhere. we had to do it. you know, she was our friend. >> and got nowhere. >> y just have to be