in the green sector of omaha beach. it was literally target practice by the time he got to the second wave. >> we have been talking a good deal about the landings on the beaches. you also write a great deal about the paratroopers and the gliders -- the aircraft that was used to land soldiers behind enemy lines. describe the gliders and how many men were delivered that way. >> you have to imagine that -- the first successful operation of d-day. they were let loose and basically a wooden and canvas glider at 6000 feet around midnight on june the sixth, 1944. the pilot had -- and they crash landed. 30 guys gripping each other's hands. crash landing at 90 miles an hour in a wooden and canvas glider. it was a suicidal operation. and they knew it. guys would get cuts. they were injured. many casualties. certainly in the glider operation on d-day. the guys managed to -- which was the first successful operation of d-day. you are crash landing basically and a canvas and wooden plane. it is incredible to think that they would volu

dutch coda is considered the hero of omaha beach. a monument was once proposed. was his leadership considered less than that of teddy roosevelt junior's bravery on utah beach? was his leadership worthy of a metal honor, medal of honor consideration? let's start, why did teddy roosevelt who was awarded the medal of honor, why was his leadership, why did it over shadow dutch coda? >> they landed on the wrong beach, in the wrong place. roosevelt who is with them, by this point, his really long in the tooth for a combat leader. he has been in north africa, he has been in sicily, he has quite a lot of combat experience. and, he takes command over the scene. he improvises and he rallies the men and says okay, we may be in the wrong place but we are going this way. we are going inland here. it is a performance by him and his famously walking around. he has a limp and he has his cane and he is using his cane as a sword. it is extraordinary. he has a heart attack about a month later and dies in normandy. tragically. and, he is awarded the medal of honor in part for his col

this is easy red sector of omaha beach. second deadliest sector on omaha. 900 of you killed in around about three hours on omaha beach. this is robert capper's famous photographs. one of the famous photographs that shows you the 16th infantry regiment landing on omaha. that's -- move past, that so i -- i don't want any overt self-advertisements. what i did was try to show -- tried to get the sweep of the invasion but take a character from each of the beaches and each of the major operations as a 50-mile front, and i wanted one guy to symbolize, to personify that force. around about, what still is it now? it's about 10:00, so 75 years ago around about now, give or take an hour or so, this gentleman here, lieutenant colonel joel crouch, was finally received his orders to go. now these guys are incredible. these are the crew of the very first plane to drop americans into normandy on d-day. crouch was the lead pilot, numero uno, head honcho in four amphibious invasions in europe, sisically, salerno, d-day, bastoin and finally a

and the man of the 116th infantry regiment of the 29th division who were our comrades here on the omaha beach, june 6, 1944. i cannot tell you what it means to me. to stand on this spot. the path that we took lead us to where we are today. were related on the beach below. was total chaos. man laid dead or dying. the equipment and wreckage a battle was choking the shoreline. i recall how it was a feeling of anger and hate. i knew we had to get to the enemy before we were destroyed. suddenly i saw path. always limon. leading towards the crest that dominated the speech. upon clearing the mafia, we swiftly moved to engage the enemy here on the press. by sheer luck, or perhaps by fates, we found the opening that became the first penetration of the enemy. the path we cleared become the route of our comments to follow. it was the only exit onto the beach until later that day. we are here to recognize and pay homage to those who shaped the course of history. only one who holds the highest office in this land can express to the world the proud gratitude of our nation to you the man of d-day and so on

beaches. the canadians, whose shores had not been touched by war, drove far into france. and here at omahall used it as shelter where a general barked, "if you're rangers, lead the way." by the end of that longest day, this beach had been fought, lost, refought, and won. a piece of europe once again liberated and free. hitler's wall was breached, letting loose patten's army to pour into france. within a week the world's bloodiest beach had become the world's busiest port. within a month, one million allied troops thundered into normandy. as our armies marched across the continent one pilot said it looked as if the very crust of the earth had shaken loose the arc de triomphe lit up for the first time in years. paris was lifted up by vi vive le france. [ applause ] of course, even as we gather here at normandy, we remember that freedom's victory was also made possible by so many others who wore america's uniform. two years before he commanded armies, eisenhower's troops sliced through north africa. three times before d-day our g.i.s stormed the beaches at sicily, sew laolarno, enzio. divisio

be started. >> at 6:30 a.m., also known as h-hour, the first of the sea borne troops landed on omaha beachving troops of the initial bombardment hope to turn the wreckage around. >> the landing at utah beach was a mile and a half east of where it was supposed to, because the tide coming in created a current that moved the landing craft eastward and it was not as heavily defended as the intended beachhead was. >> we had a three-pronged mission here. find those guns and destroy them so they can't kill thousands of men. that was number one. number two, get out to the coast road and establish a roadblock so that the germans can't get from utah beach to omaha beach, and the third part of the mission was to destroy all german communications so the germans could not talk to each other. >> companies or groups of landing craft were deployed consecutively, each with a separate mission. leonard came ashore as the commander of company d, in conquest of an important german artillery hub high on the cliff. >> we pushed the buttons, throw these rockets up over the cliff. that cliff's a hundred feet high.

but, anyway. >> so, omaha beach was your only assignment. your assignment wasn't to go further in and do more stuff -- george: no, no. then, they took us off. we came back to fort pierce. and that's when commander kauffman, draper l. kauffman -- he was in charge of all underwater demolition. and he -- i don't know how all this came about. but that's when we started forming into 80-man teams -- or 88 men and 12 or 13 officers. so, we started doing the team concept. and what we were learning how to do and were training to do -- because we were getting ready to do the islands in the pacific. i think the first one that udt's did was saipan, but i'm not sure. i wasn't there. but -- so, what we started doing in fort pierce was that -- the one platoon would be assigned to an lcvp, landing craft vehicle personnel. and that was our boat. and the boat had a crew of three, a coxswain, moter mech -- a guy who took care of the motor -- and the communications fellow who handled the radio. and then it would be our platoon, which would be about 20 fellows.

this beach, codenamed omaha, was defended by the nazis with monstrous firepower.usands of mines and spikes driven into the stand, so deeply. it was here that tens of thousands of the americans came. the gis who boarded the landing craft that morning knew that they carried on their shoulders not just the pack of a soldier. but the fate of the world. colonel george taylor, whose 16th infantry regiment would join in the first wave was asked , what would happen if the germans stopped right then and there, cold on the beach. just stopped them? what would happen? this great american replied, the 18th infantry is coming in right behind us. the 26th infantry will come also. then there is the second imagery division already afloat. and the ninth division. and the second armored. and the third armored. and all the rest. maybe the 16th won't make it. but someone will. one of those men in taylor's 16th regiment was army medic ray lambert. he was only 23, but he had already earned three purple hearts and two silver stars fighting in north africa and sicily. where he and his br

of june 6, which was officially d-day, and we landed at the west side du hoc, the west side of omaha beach where pointe du hoc was. what was pointe du hoc? it was a tremendous cliff. , but onlyles in width about one third of that is beaches where the troops landed with their landing craft. going down the water at various depths presumably and hopefully so they could run through it to dryland. but the rangers went further west of that beach, where there miles of cliffs , up to 100-some feet, i don't remember how high, but hours were around 100 feet high. it is a very narrow beach, but it is not sand, it is rocks. maybe 50 feet wide, which doesn't give you much room when you land your lca's. we were on british channel steamers and unloaded in the middle of the night, about 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning, onto our lca's, which were british, not american. in the being transported d-day operation by the british navy. unfortunately, they made a mistake and went to the wrong cliffs, which delayed us about 40 minutes i think, landing time, which is important when you have game plans such as we had th

beach was it? >>>> it was omaha. >> just before donald d and his comrades in arms reacached the dunes of omomaha beach, faced wh the fire of german machine guns, the u.s.s. air force had been st in. they had to pound ththe nazi positions on the coast of normandy. that was the missision of lawree scully, aboaoard hisis b-17 bom. >> t they did not tell us until the night before that that was going to be d-dayay. main briefing. everyone sat down and heard about it. that lasted for about a half-hour. then they wowould break them up. that pertains to what your duty was going to be on that particular mission. we did not get more than a couple hours' sleep that night. and, b boy, we were only h half awake, believe me. >> very nervous.s. i was a radio operator. we came down, and that is when they dropped the shell on all of us. four of us were hit. there b beside,ht callining his mother.. were two o others down on the g ground, and i was t the oy one standing. i had blood running out of my mouth, had two t teethnonocked out, and threeee pieces of shrapnpnel that they dugug out r in england. four of the guys r

so out of company a, there were 180 guys that landed on omaha beach. 102 of them were killed in about a half hour. of the 102, 19 were killed from bedford, virginia. there were 34 guys still in company a on d day from this community who fought on june 6th, 1944. >> your book focuses on personal stories of the first wave of soldiers, airmen, and marines. you write early on, it was 12:15 a.m. june 6th, 1944. the most important day of the 20th century. the first americans arrived in france. why do you think d-day was the most important day of the 20th century? >> because it led to a europe you see today. it led to the restoration of civilization. the human rights and peace in western europe. it was the foundation of the relationship between the u.s. and europe. it's been the most important relationship in modern world history. and it led to the freedom of millions and millions of europeans in western europe. 19 million civilians died in europe in world war ii when americans and british and french and canadians landed on d-day, it gave countless millions hope that bar barrism and the rule

morgan talks about his training in explosives, arriving on omaha beach on d-day, and his unit's inability to carry out its assignment. the national world war ii museum in new orleans recorded the interview. >> so, we'll start with your full name. george: george edward morgan. >> and when were you born? george: 6/29/1927. >> and where were you born? george: lyndhurst, new jersey. i had gone over and enlisted in the navy. and i had to go over to church street in new york.

still, the coast guard braved death and put our boys on utah and omaha beaches. applause] every coast guardman is trusted to put service before all. coasties plunge from helicopters and barrel through pouring rain and crashing waves to save american lives. they secure our borders from drug runners and terrorist, in rough seas. sharpshooters take out smugglers with a single shot. they never miss. when the red racing stripes of a coast guard vessel rake the chopper when their blades pierce the sky, those in distress no help is on the way and our enemies know their time has come. [applause] >> these governors -- they stand sent for -- semper peratus. they are already ready -- always ready. they are the united states coast guard. an hh60 soon see and -- helicopter, along with an hh65 dolphin from air station atlantic city and an ac 144 from air station miami. [applause] ♪ ♪ pres. trump: thank you to the coast guard. on a cold december morning in 1903, something occurred over the dunes of kitty hawk, north carolina, went to bicycle makers from ohio the five gravity wi

so out of company a, there were 180 guys that landed on omaha beach and 102 of them, we believe, were killed in about half an hour. of the 102, 19 were killed from bedford, virginia, but there were 34 guys still in company a on d-day from this community here who fought on june the 6th, 1944. >> your book focuses on individual stories, personal stories of that first wave of soldiers, airmen and marines. you write early on the book 12:15 june 6, 1944, the most important day of the 20th century, the first americans had arrived in france. why do you think d-day was the most important day of the 20th century? >> because it led to a europe that you see today. it led to the restoration of civilization, human rights, of democracy, of peace in western europe. it was the foundation of atlantaism, most important relationship in history and led to the freedom of millions and millions of europeans in western europe. 19 million civilians died in europe in world war ii. when americans and british and french and canadians landed on d-day june 6, 1944, it gave countless millions hope that bashari barb

washington and the soldiers who scaled the bluff at omaha beach.is those ideas worth fighting for in the history demonstrates that they are, it cannot be true that the flag that uniquely symbolizes the power is not itself worthy of protection from unnecessary desecration. hear, hear. godspeed, justice stevens. mike emanuel and the mike: we begin with a fox news alert. anox extraordinary rebuke of president trump by the democratic house is being overshadowed by nancy pelosi's peaking privileges being briefly rebuked. it was her second in command who made the ruling that she broke the rules. we'll hear from a republican standing firm behind the president and ask him if there oris a

on the radio, and then he remembered that fateful landing at omaha beach, where the allies fought against>> very fine people, on both sides. ( audience reacts ) >> stephen: i'm sure he's-- yeah. then it was time to party, because after trump's solemn address, dancers emerged to the upbeat strains of "boogie woogie bugle boy of company b." now, okay, it is a period tune, but some say it is not the right choice for a day of solemn remembrance. but remember, churchill's famous words after dunkirk: alto leave england withoutrse, first completing the mandatory exit interview with chat show chum bucket and tv's loudest pile of teeth, piers morgan. morgan began by complimenting trump's behavior around the royal family. >> you were usually-- if you don't mind me saying-- well- behaved, last night. you seemed like you were on best behavior, as if the queen was somebody that you absolutely wanted to show maximum respect. >> well, i have great respect for her. and, yes, i think i was prob-- i think i'm on good behavior most of the time. but, certainly last night. >> stephen: is this how far we've su

has delivered a bullet riddled d-day flag which was on one of the first vessels which made it to omaha beach on d-day. that flag was being returned to the united states by someone that bought it. we're going to play the president's comments for you. here's the numbers. tensions are clearly escalating in iran. the president speaks on that matter off the top. here's the president in the white house. he's still speaking. >> before i begin, i want to apprise everyone of an incident in the straits or hormuz today involving u.s.s. boxer and navy amphibious assault ships. the boxer took defensive action against an iranian drone, which had closed into a very, very near distance, approximately 1,000 yards, ignoring multiple calls to stand down and was threatening the safety of the ship and the ship's crew. the drone was immediately destroyed. this is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by iran against vessels operating in international waters. the united states reserves the right to defend our personnel, our facilities and interests and calls upon all nations to condemn iran's attempts

washington and the soldiers who scaled the bluff at omaha beach.is those ideas worth fighting for in the history demonstrates that they are, it cannot be true that the flag that uniquely symbolizes the power is not itself worthy of protection from unnecessary desecration. hear, hear. godspeed, justice stevens. mike emanuel and the fox new "fox news @ night." we began with a fox news alert. >> mike: extraordinary riverbrook -- rebuke to president trump around the house largely overshadowed by chaotic moment on the floor with the speaker of the house nancy pelosi's speaking privileges being briefly revoked. and it was actually second in command made the ruling that she broke the house rules, stick around. plus we hear from so-called "the squad" themselves tonight as president trump is taken to new heights. we hear from the republican standing firm behind the president and asking if a larger strategy of the president's rhetoric against "the squad." and we will honor

but still the coast guard bragted death to put our boys on utah and omaha beaches.an is trusted to put service before all. coasties plunge from helicopters and barrel through pouring rain. and crashing waves to save american lives. they secure our borders from drug runners and terrorists. in rough seas, ated high-speed, their sharp shooters take out smuggler engine with a single shot. they never miss when the red racing stroips of of the coast guard brake the horizon when the chopper blades peerps the sky those in distress know the help is on the way and our enemies know their time has come. [ applause ] >> these guardians of our waters stand semper piratisp they are always ready. they are the united states coast guard. representing the coast guard today you will soon see an hh 60 jay hawk helicopter. based at coast guard air station clear water. along with an hh 65 dolphin from air station atlantic city and an hc 144 ocean sentry from air station miami. [ applause ] ♪

got that famous world war ii memorial where all those guys from bedford are coming to shore on omaha beachere just wiped out. then, there's my brother tom who is a managing partner at winston & strawn. he's a lawyer, he lives on gerald ford drive over in -- right near episcopal high school where johnny mccain went to school. so he is doing extremely well and so, that's where they are and what they are doing but we all grew up in dc. i was in dc, i was born in dc. my mother used to work as a nurse at providence hospital, at the old providence hospital and born and raised after the blessed sacrament parish, the dc side -- they call it chevy chase dc. and i went to school at blessed sacrament, nuns only, gonzaga high school, right up the street. buchanan family field is the name of the football field. i went to georgetown on a five-year plan. brian: i remember you getting kicked out of georgetown. patrick: i'll tell you -- i've got the story in the book. when i got aboard the plane with agnew, if somebody got aboard after me and i looked over and it was father joseph sellinger, the head of lo

out of company "a," 180 guys landed on omaha beach and 102 of them we believe consider killed in about half an hour. of the 102, 19 were killed from bedford, virginia, but there were 13 guys still in company "a" on d-day from this community here who fought on june the 6th, 19 1944. >> your book focuses on the individual stories, personal stories, of the first waves of soldiers, airmen and marines and write early in the book, it was 12:15 a.m., june 6th, 1944, the most important day of the 20th century. the first americans had arrived in france. why do you think d-day was the most important day of the 20th century? >> because it led to a europe you see today. led to the restoration of civilization, human rights of democracy, of peace, in western europe. it was the foundation of atlantasism. that's been the most important relationship in modern world history. and it led to the freedom of millions and millions of europeans in western europe. 19 million civilians died in europe in world war ii, when americans and british and french and canadians landed on d-day, june the 6th, 1944, it gave

and the soldiers who scaled omaha beach.ghting for, and our history demonstrates they are, it cannot be true that the flag that uniquely symbolizes their power is not itself worthy of protection from unnecessary desecration." he was a private person who rarely did interviews, but he described his strategies from the bench. >> my philosophy is to ask questions when i think the answer might need a little bit more deciding. the question should be designed to help understand what the arguments on both sides are. >> stevens died after a brief illness at the age of 99 in florida. his impact on the court will be felt for generations. >> bill: thank you. >> sandra: breaking news just now. el chapo, the drug kingpin has been sentenced to life in prison for ten counts against him, 1-8, life in prison, to run concurrently with count nine, for which you will serve 30 years, to run consecutively. count ten, 20 years. so life in prison for the drug kingpin. that sentence just coming down a few moments ago. >> bill: 62 years old, notorious

the first wave in omaha, one unit suffered 91 percent casualties. 6 hours after the landing, we held only 10 yards of beachdimension at half its main killed or wounded. and betty remembers the thing that made me feel good was to look around and try to find somebody who looked more scared than i felt. that way was hard-to-find. man's awesome images that we spend a lot of time preferring to figure. once it carries a memory of three paratroopers dead and telephone poles. like a horrible crucifixion scene. the man also what lessons that would eventually recounts. scenes of self giving that well beyond anything the army or country. they remember me like the technician fifth-grader this job was to deliver vital radio to the beach. he delivered the radio and instead of taking cover, went back into the surf three more times to salvage equipment. this young man from pennsylvania was shot twice again and died on the beach below us. the ranks were filled with men who did a specific assigned task. both to unloading the cliffs and whatever the danger cause. by the end of june 6, 1944, more than 150,000 allied soldiers