in the case of normandy, yes.here were studies that recognized normandy, particularly the american part of the invasion sector had this topographical oddity, the hedgerows were built over the centuries by farmers clearing fields and pushing rocks and debris into walls essentially and from those walls grow vines and trees and virtually impenetrable. those were in south pacific and guadalcanal, reminded of the jungle of the south pacific. even though there was knowledge of this kind of terrain that they were going to encounter there was not sufficient thinking by those who should have been thinking about how we are going to get through it and how this will complicate our lives, how there was a nasty place to fight. omar bradley for example said that he was vaguely aware of it but couldn't begin to imagine how bad was going to be. that was the failure of bradley's intelligence and imagination. he should have been aware of it. there were studies that were presented to omar bradley and other senior commanders saying th

and then the third volume is one that begins on the eve of the invasion of normandy. june 4th of 1944 and of course d-day and normandy is 1944 and the final volume tells that final chapter of the story all the way through the victory in europe of 1945. >> host: the army of dawn. why do we begin in north africa? >> guest: because that's where the story begins. the decision was made by franklin roosevelt at the urging of winston churchill to not try to cross the english channel in 1942 or 1943 partly because the american army was green, green commanders, partly because we didn't have the landing craft and the other material necessary to undertake that enormous defeat. so, roosevelt, contrary to the advice of almost all of his senior military commanders agreed to invade north africa november 1942 and that took place on november 8. the british forces fighting not the germans because they were not there yet, but the french and that is where the story begins. >> host: why do we begin by fighting the french? >> guest: the made a deal when hitler invaded france in 1940. and h

that was in the plan for normandy. eisenhower reaffirmed in the fall of '44 that the ambition was to go to germany, and then he changed his mind in part because the russians were virtually on the doorstep of berlin, that the russians had beginning in january 1945 amassed several million troops that were going to fall on berlin. the western allies, the americans and the british, were still 200 miles from berlin. and the decisions had already been made about how germany in general and berlin specifically would be divided up after the war, that they would be partitioned with zones for the russians, for the british, for the americans and ultimately for the french and that the same would happen with berlin. and eisenhower came to believe and he was encouraged by roosevelt to avoid conflict with the russians, he came to believe that it was pointless to risk tens of thousands of casualties racing to berlin when the russians were already virtually inside the city limits of berlin. and so he changed his mind, and he directed hi

i have no idea when the normandy landings are. is it hot in here or am i just lying? here's how much this guy was rubbing his forehead. this is him at the start of the hearing. [ cheers and applause ] that's george stephanapolous' hair. now there are some systems

i have no idea when the normandy landings are. is it hot in here or am i just lying? here's how much this guy was rubbing his forehead. this is him at the start of the hearing. [ cheers and applause ] that's george stephanapolous' hair. now there are some systems already in place, thankfully, to protect us from all of this. it would, for instance, be illegal for the n.s.a. to

army and was in normandy on d-day. >> it was murder. bodies all around and nobody knew what where we were going or what we were doing. >> he took a cruise ship to american. >> that was the last time i saw my parents. august in 1939. >> he joined the army. >> it was pay back time. i left austria, hitler marched 78.o ause tree dwra in 19 >> this is his i.d. from medical school. he had to drop out. t is stamped as foreigner. he could not prove his residency back then and this was his ticket out. >> i put it under the heading of luck. that's all i can say. i was lucky in a lot of places. i didn't know what was going to happen but it happened to me. >> why do you think it happened to you? >> somebody up there liked me. >> i would say so. he has three children and seven grandchildren here locally. he also volunteers at the hole cast museum in washington. it was there when he discovered what happened to his parents. records show they were gassed on february 28, 1942. he says he lights a candle every february 28 now. >> what a man. >> the best

days later in the normandy campaign, that is what we saw. >> this is booktv and c-span2.are in london. currently we are talking with author max hastings. he is a former editor of the daily telegraph and he has written several books on world war ii and a new book coming out on world war i, which we will get to in just a moment. we are here in london. what would the city have them like in world war ii? >> unbelievably great. many cities were terribly depressed. it was completely black out. right after 1945, not a light shone in the city. that was terribly depressing, especially in the winter when the darkness went on for a long time and people found the longer they were here, it ate at their spirits. if you share the light in any form, you would have a warden jumping out of at you and you were sent to court and find $100, which in that case was a lot of money. for shining a light especially. a lot of accidents and so on. more people died in accident

. >> >> the french will go to normandy to take care of the graves. one man name bruno and his family. >> in all the god's house, like jonathan told david as he was sending him away, pastor tomorrow is accessible and you will be missed. >> later today. new shiloh baptist church will hold the reverend funeral at 11:00 a.m. >>> >>> they are our lifeline. one 911 operator didn't like taking calls from everyone. the inappropriate racial comment that have people talking tonight. >> weather wise, it's all about tropical storm andrea. we'll talk about when the heaviest rain likely to arrive here in maryland. >> we'll talk you by an american icon tonight. esther williams was 91 years old. >> parents say thank goodness for that. the 6-pound baby was taken to the hospital and the doctor said she is healthy. >>> now the 911 operator fired what some are calling racist remarks on facebook. >> 911 operators are your lifelines. that's why dallas officials is so alarmed with this story. april sims took to facebook to vent her frustrations with african-american caller

have official proof that a navy missile shot down twa 800 specifically naming this ship the "uss normandy" responsible, but for what salinger claimed exclusive was neither. >> i asked him to read me the document. >> former cnn producer is the one who told salinger that the unsubstantiated report was on the internet for hours. >> i called him and it was an unguarded moment that what he thought for one moment that was an exclusive scoop was not. >> and in spite of evidence to the contrary collected by the fbi, salinger persisted. >> now that this thing is becoming more complicated, i can understand why i want to continue the investigation. >> nevermind that the "uss normandy" was too far away to shoot any of the missiles to the plane. the ship's missiles would have blown that plane to smithereens and there would have been plenty of evidence. >> they call his investigation a distraction. bob francis worried about what confusion the report might have had on the grieving families. >> if you lost somebody and you knew that you lost somebody as a result of an intentional act that would be tough

claimed to have official proof that a navy missile shot down twa 800, naming this ship, the "uss normandy former cnn producer ron dunski was the one that told him it had been on the internet for months. >> i said listen, i'm going to tell you something. every word you say i'm looking at on a document i have here. he said something, oh, my god, what are you talking about? it was a very unguarded moment. it was really expressing his true disbelief that what he had thought one moment was really quite an exclusive scoop was not. >> reporter: in spite of evidence to the contrary collected by the fbi, he persisted. >> it's becoming more complicated and i can understand why i want to continue the investigation. >> never the mind the fact that the "uss normandy" was too far to shoot its missiles, but it would have blown that plane to smith smitherines. >> reporter: bob francis worried about what effect the confusion might have had on the grieving families. >> if you lost somebody and you knew that you lost that person as a result of an intentional act, that would be tough to deal with. and he sai

the allied invasion of europe began on the beaches of normandy, france and the largest amphibious landing ever conducted. towardshed their way germany. the fighting was intense but the operation ultimately succeeded. much more on the anniversary of the historic military campaign coming up tonight on abc 7 news starting at 5:00. >> one person dead after an early morning double shooting in northwest washington. to first victim was taken the hospital and pronounced dead. investigators found a second victim in the 100 block of tear st. nw. that person also taken to the hospital. right now police say they are not on the lookout for any suspects. >> taking a look of the latest fallout from the penn state scandal. the federal judge threw out an anti-trust lawsuit against the n.c.a.a. over sanctions related to jerry sandusky. the pennsylvania governor was seeking to overturn a $60 million fine, scholarship limits and other limits against the university. this warranted dismissal. also, a florida judge denied a defense request to let several witnesses and george m. zimmerman straddled it confidenti

and then south of that, ortley beach, normandy beach, these folks. >> they got crushed. >> but all those areas. >> where i grew up, sea brite was our home. >> max's hot dogs. >> maxes or the windmill, got to be fair. but i am a sorry. but there are -- >> maxes. >> there are so many good organizations. >> let's settle it. >> it's maxes. >> no, it's maxes for me but the windmill as a family-owned institution, i think we have to be proper about it. like i'm a huffman's ice cream guy, you took to us a different place. >> i'm just-- i just am lactose intolerant. >> i knew we were going there. >> hey, speaking of the president, let me ask you this. so there's a lot of talk, the department of justice cracking down on professional organization, do you think they're reading your e-mails because i have e-mailed you and said oh, philly things, do you think there is someone at doj who is doing one of these. >> i hope so. >> oh, wow, my eyes are bleeding. >> i hope so there were some guys outside wanting to talk to you when we're over here. no, i, this is-- you know, leaks are actually a big part of

. >> reporter: on the beaches of normandy, american g.i.s pressed forward in the face of death. but not every act was heroic. >> war really flays open the soul. it makes good people do things that they wouldn't do had they not been subjected to the stresses of the war. >> reporter: ahead on sunday morning, the dark side of d-day. >> theater-goers have a rare chance these days to see bette on broadway, bette midler, that is. she's extending her range, paying tribute to a hollywood legend. with mo rocca this morning, we go back stage. ♪ boogie wooingy bugle boy of company 3 ♪ >> reporter: for decades bette midler has made lots of music and movies. but she had never taken on acting's biggest challenge: the one-character play. >> we are a typical hollywood couple on a good night when nick and nora charles. on a bad night werenick and nora charles manson. >> reporter: now she's on stage playing larger than life super agent sue mengers. >> i think there were times that people loved and hated her at the same time. >> reporter: bette on broadway, later on sunday morning. >> adam levine

i have no idea when the normandy landings are. is it hot in here or am i just lying?ere's how much this guy was rubbing his forehead. this is him at the start of the hearing. [ cheers and applause ] that's george stephanapolous' hair. now there are some systems already in place, thankfully, to protect us from all of this. it would, for instance, be illegal for the n.s.a. to directly target americans. foreigners, however, sure. for national security that's fair game. the problem is how can you tell accurately between an american and a foreigner? i guess you could ask, do you want to walk or drive? but i'm sure that the n.s.a.... you drive. you know you drive. you wouldn't even consider that as a question. but relax. i'm sure the n.s.a. has a more scientifically precise method of discerning between those two options than that. >> analyst who used the system for a web portal at fort meed key in schreckors or search terms to are designed to produce at least 51% confidence in a target's foreignness. >> whoa, whoa, whoa. 51%? that is a pretty [bleep] huge margin of error. t

it is the anniversary of an invasion when allied troops stormed the beaches of normandy in france. many american, british, and french troops landed. more than 9000 americans died in that battle. the sacrifice was incredibly important. it was the beginning of the end of the not to control of europe and world war two. >> a queue role in preserving world heritage. -- another key role in preserving world heritage. arthen you think of the museum, you probably do not think of 3000-year-old exclusively carved figures. maybe you should. they have led the way in preserving ancient artifacts from western civilization. >> they were in varying states of conditions. >> she is the director of conservation technical research. since 2006, she has been working quietly for safety reasons to see the ivories. it is a collaboration that includes the university of delaware and the u.s. state department. >> asking if i would go to baghdad because they had badly damaged ivories or some of the greatest treasuries. >> several groups of ivories have been discovered over the last couple of centuries, includin

next morning more than 130,000 troops crossed the english channel and landed at normandy.operation in history and it was brutal. thousands died. allies would ultimately take control and continue their march across europe and it begin with deadly battle on the beach 69 years a ago today. thank god for them. now you know the news for this thursday june 6th, 2013. i'm shepard smith, thanks for checking in tonight. o'reilly factor is coming up. bill is on a tear. >> bill: o'reilly factor is on. >> this is type of program that put orwell to shame. >> bill: another shocking investigation. every verizon telephone customer is under surveillance. >> you personally signed the documents with the dollars on it before the conference. >> i initialed the routing slip. >> what does that mean to you? do you have any responsibility for that? >> bill: talk about an out of control situation, irs spending $50 million on conferences and parties even while they were unfairly scrutinizing

normandy. by the way, they were out of range by about 200 miles of the twa flight.terous thing to say. it hurts the families. that's the thing that irritates me about this thing now. it's basically b.s., in my view. the families have to go through this whole thing. we were tight with the families. we were emotional friends and connected with them all the way into this thing. i think it's basically terrible. >> the ntsb released a statement this morning about the demand being made by film makers to re-open the case. quote, while the ntsb rarely re-opens investigations that have been examined our investigations are never closed. we can review any new information not previously considered by the board. it seems they are open to taking another look. i'm not sure why they would say that if so much time and expense was already made to investigate. what would your reaction be to it being opened up again? >> well, you know, if they have evidence that's credible, i don't know what it could be. this fellow is a physicist. he's an armchair physicist. i don't know any of his ab

this morning we're hearing from one of the veterans who fought in the invasion of normandy. wallace was part of the paratrooper unit that flew in normandy. >> my squad of 13 men, three of us survived. just three of us. >> wallace also fought in the battle of the bulge and helped guard a liberated nazi concentration camp and he now lives outside of charlotte, north carolina, with his wife of 65 years. we thank him and all veterans for their service. >> indeed. >>> the boston bruins are helping to unify the city with a run in the nhl playoffs. >> last night a lift to a victim still recovering from the shootout with the bombing suspects. transportation authority officer richard donohue left the hospital to serve as honorary banner captain for the bruins last night. he waved a giant flag before the game from his wheelchair and received a standing ovation from fans. donohue was nearly killed after being shot during a gunfight with the tsarnaev brothers. >>> looks like pippa middleton is waking up with a new title. the royal relative will pen a series of columns including her pers

we >> well, tomorrow marks the 69th anniversary of the normandy invasion. he was part of the attack and part of the initial landing force on the beach. today he is with us. he is 96 years old. live in the studio, walking with no cane and a spring in his step. thank you for coming and chatting with us. you are 96 years old. there are fewer and fewer people around that can tell us what happened that day. perhaps to those of us who weren't there, help us understand what that was all about. >> the important thing is what it meant to democracy. tremendous heroism of the landing force, the men who forced the beach. i was in the navy. but they led the way. >> there was no guarantee this was going to work out. >> those tanks could have come down. they were waiting for us. but if they had rushed the beach, there's no telling what could have happened. >> we have all seen or many of us have seen the movie saving private ryan. the first scene was to intense. how realistic was that. >> very realistic. bodies were in the water. people had arms and legs decapitated. it wa

it's it was on the beaches of normandy that the allies, 60,000 troops stormed the shores and began therate western europe from the nazis. joining me now, democratic senator from montana, john tester. thanks for being with us on air force one flying to north carolina. josh earnest, the deputy press secretary said that the fisa tool is a critical tool that the administration needs and as you may know that dianne feinstein was on the program earlier saying that this phone tracking is critical, mike rodgers, the house intelligence chair, says that it actually prevented one domestic terror event. you have a different point of view or at least you did. >> i do. and i'll tell you civil liberties are incredibly important in this country and to have a fisa court basically give a perpetual court order to get telephone records, not only of foreign calls, but also domestic calls, i think goes against what this country is founded upon. and i, i think it's perfectly good information. but to give carte blanche across-the-board information on what happens is an overreach and overstep and i think we ne

and on this day in 1944, 160,000 allied troops stormed the beaches of normandy. >>> and happy birthday to actor paul giamatti who turns 46, harvey fierstein is 61 and everyone's darling, the "today" show's natalie morales is 41. happy birthday to all of them. >>> here's what's coming up on "today." al roker has the latest on tropical storm andrea, and did martha stewart meet her match? she dishes on her big dates. keep it here for more news, weather and sports. >>> is the federal government looking at your cell phone records? we'll tell you who is at risk >>> after 12 hours, pulled out alive. another survivor pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building in philadelphia overnight. we will have the latest on the rescue efforts. >>> the president is headed to the bay area. we will tell you when he will be here and how his visit is going to impact the evening commute. >>> one of the places the president will be stopping is the south bay. that's a live look over san jose, kind of a cool orange to jump-start your day on this thursday, june 6th. this is "today in the bay."

normandy never fired any of its missiles and even if it had it was out of range.after that explosion, in august of 2000, the ntsb finally released its final report concluding that twa flight 800 was the victim of fundamental design problems with the engineering and wiring that cracked allowing high voltage into the center fuel tank full of highly explosive fumes. that remains the official story and one reason, jim, people close to the investigation are pushing back so hard against this documentary suggesting otherwise. >> but it is a fascinating story and subject to go back and take a look at. and those images from that documentary that you had in your piece of them reconstructing the plane, so many americans remember that and obviously these questions are being raised. they'd like to get to the bottom of it. >> extraordinary work. these questions have been raised numerous times since then. this is just the latest iteration of them. >> thank you. >>> up next a bombing in new york's times square, a case that's gone cold but there are new clues and investigators are

. >> pelley: today's the 69th anniversary of d-day, when allied forces invaded normandy during world chip reid tells us about a project that is aimed at saving american military history >> reporter: these just a few of the thousands of stories of america's war veterans being preserved by the library of congress. >> "so don't fret and teld pa not to get hysterical. love, butch." >> reporter: tell pa not to get hysterical. >> reporter: it's called the veteran's history project. bob pat vic the director. >> we're not trying to rewrite history or disprove history. really what that experience was like for those who go off to war and most importantly at the end what does it all mean to them? >> reporter: the library has collected 87,000 stories through audio and video recordings. it also preserves photographs, letters, and diaries. this is the diary of world war i army private albert carpenter on october 26, 1918. he wrote about fighting on the front line: in one recording, korean war veteran jose maras described being caught behind enemy lines. >> reporter: and in another, frances liberty

that is, of course, when the allies stormed across the shores of normandy and omaha beach. went over there with tom br brokaw and others on the 60th anniversary. so remarkable watching these young gis now in their 70s, 80s, walk through the streets of those normandy towns and have young children come up with flowers saying thank you for making me free. the french especially in that region still remembered. the men would break down crying. it was one of the most moving things i've ever seen. just a remarkable story and, of course, they began their march to berlin that liberated all of europe from hitler and nazyism. also today, sadly on this day 1968, one of my big political heroes, bobby kennedy past away. he was shot the day before after winning the california primary and then the next day on this day in 1968, he died. bobby kennedy a remarkable man. it was a remarkable campaign. that united a lot of forces that had not been together. bobby kennedy more than any politician in our time really, you talk about an evolution from where he was in the 1950s to where he was in 196

britain's "telegraph" says veterans have gathered to remember normandy day.dy to begin the liberation of europe from nazis. more than 9,000 were killed. but the march across europe to defeat hitler had begun, germany surrendered 11 months later. >>> the blaun sun looks at the latest trip to the white house. president obama congratulated the super bowl champs yesterday and had fun with the retired star ray lewis. >> i suspect these guys are wondering what kind of introduction is that? no smoke machine, no fire cannons. obama didn't even tear up chunks of turf and rub them on his suit. >> man, that's rough. > which reminds me -- that reminds me by the way, please don't do that on the south lawn. >> he has a good sense of humor. that's nice. >> he loves sport shoes yeah, he really does. our milwaukee station wdat says a racine couple got a big surprise after adopting their dog bubbles. they told us that the first owner left him a $5,000 inheritance. they plan to use the money to pay for bubble's expenses and perhaps extra grooming. so he comes with an extra gift

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they invaded the normandy beach. i spoke with navy beach master mortimer kaplan.recounted what happened that fateful day. >> we hit the beach and it was still some shells coming in. the army had taken the beach and there were dead bodies all over the beach and people crawling still. >> were you scared? what was going through your mind? >> we had been training for a year. i would have to take a maneuver. >> kaplan was 28 years old. looking back he knows his service helped preserve democracy and protect europe from the damage it suffered. >> developing in the deadly building collapse. new details about the demolition company are surfacing you plus a woman found alive 13 hours later. her dramatic rescue next. >> on a lighter note there's something to lift your spirits out there tonight. we'll tell you about it coming up on the news edge. how about wine? packaged, bottles, boxes and jugs. details from spirit airlines coming up. >> anncr: competition makes us rivals. but kids bring us together. america's beverage companies voluntarily removed... full-calorie soft drink

what if somebody leaked the information about normandy. ability and authorization are two different things. certainly, the people who work on those servers and work on that machinery should have the ability to do it because that's their job. your i.t. guy has the ability to look at the correspondence in the business but he has to get permission from the boss to go into the server to do it. my problem is all of the independent contractors. this is -- >> stephanie: that's what we talked about before the break. a lot of people are like how did that guy get access to this. if it is only three months he worked there he must have been planning to do this. he got disgruntled on day two. >> this is really insidious that private companies are taking on all of the responsibility. they have no accountability. >> they don't swear an oath like soldiers or people in the intelligence community do. >> it is like blackwater. >> exactly. i don't have as much of a problem with people who have taken an oath to protect the country against enemies foreign and d

many veteraned who are still alive returned to normandy today. the terrifying sounds replaced by silent reflex. to all of you, you and your families are in our thoughts today. from all of us here at "the lead," thank you. >>> 60 something, newly single, russian mayor, no smokers. ladies, vladimir putin is on the market. court to state media the putins have called it quits after 30 years of marriage. they say the divorce was civilized and the couple will always remain close. >>> hash tag, you're it. come up with the single's ad and send your best to cnn at "the lead." >>> coming up some of the most powerful people in the world are secretly meeting in the english countryside. why won't they tell anyone what they're talking about? >>> plus, tiger woods is back on top as the richest athlete in the world. [ female announcer ] a classic macaroni & cheese from stouffer's starts with freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffer's mac n' cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. made with care for you o

one of the men flown here is a veteran of the invasion of normandy that started on d-day.bomber was shot down over germany. >> some rarely seen footage of the d-day landing will be included in a film. the film was launched on the eisenhower memorial website today. the plan is for visitors to the memorial to be able to access the film through their smart phones. the man behind the film says the feature will be put online visitors and allow them to make critical decisions about the invasion as if it was real time. >> coming up, a judge delivers another blow to zimmerman's defense just days before he goes on trial for the murder of trayvon martin. >> just because you're a person with a disability doesn't mean that you can, oh, cycle around the country. we will tell you about ryan's journey and his stop in virginia today. >> crews tear down a thrift store caught in >> we're following development in philadelphia where crews are still searching for vick tips at the site of a deadly building collapse. they haven't found someone since a survivor was pulled out overnight. molly is

the third volume is about chronicles our involvement from the invasion of normandy right through the liberation of berlin 1945. that is next on my list and then i was just sent the book by a colleague by a long dash it is the rivalry between madison and monroe and a little-known piece of virginia history but actually they ran against each other for the united states congress. the district had been carved to favor monroe and madison decided to test it and in an upset he beat monroe who of course, was a friend of his death and stayed a friend and succeeded him as president. this is quite an interesting book and because madison won the election we got the bill of rights otherwise we would not have because madison was a great champion so it had great consequences. not a well-known piece of virginia history but it is a critical piece and again a book i look forward to reading this summer. >> this is a poem that i first heard in turkey come, whoever you are, worshiper lover of leaving it doesn't matter. ours is not a caravan of despair, , even if you have broken your foul a thousand times,

69 years ago today that 160,000 american, british, and canadian soldiers stormed the beaches of normandybeginning the liberation ofthe german occupied western europe region during world war ii. read all abt it, by the way, in his "guns at last light," he was with us last month. we recommend the book to you. morrow is the 64th anniversary of the publication of another important boo, "1984" reminding us that tyranny can be around the corner and show up rather ssuddenly. thinking of others, we have great ones coming up on the broadca, highly republicked financial analyst outlines the new geography of the ameican prosperity. the new book is fate of the states. next week, we talk about the book that miles per hour sniper chris kyle was working on at the time of his tragic ath. his collaborator on the book is going to join us. the book is entitled "aerican gun," a fascinating account of how guns helped shape this nation's history and establish our destiny, an historian, david laffer tells the story of the unsung heros who saved the american rev luges from the extremists in the founding con --