it is my great honor as we remember the 70th anniversary of ve day. we are here today to salute those of the world war ii generation who helped save the world from tyranny. we also offer a special salute to the men and women of our armed services who are fighting the war on terror. we want them to know that their service is deeply, deeply appreciated. to all of these warriors and veterans, past and present we owe a debt of gratitude and our lasting appreciation for their service to this country. again, thank you all for being here today and a special thanks to our world war ii veterans for your service and your sacrifices for this nation and the world. we owe everything to you. [ applause ] everything. ladies and gentlemen, i am pleased to interview the official party for the ve commemoration. our keynote speaker for today's event is ambassador susan rice. i am also delighted to welcome on behalf of her sister, former secretary of state, the honor madeleine albright, kathy silver. and the acting superintendent of the national mall and national park se

in all of our long histories, we have yet to see a greater day than ve day.nk we would now like to hear from the band once more, please. thank you very much. while i organize my notes. thank you. ♪ ["stars and stripes forever" playing] [applause] alex: i would like to now come ["stars and stripes forever" playing] [applause] alex: i would like to now come to our next speaker. secretary albright's deeply sorry that she could not be with us here today. instead, she has asked her sister, kathy silva, to deliver her remarks on her behalf. i would ask you to give a very warm welcome to kathy, please. [applause] kathy: i am very honored to be here today and to be able to convey my sister's most heartfelt feelings at this very important occasion. she is so disappointed she could not be here personally and share the following remarks with you. ladies and gentlemen, members of the diplomatic community beloved veterans of world war ii, i'm deeply honored to join you in commemorating a monumental victory and celebrating those who fought and bled to achieve it. in doing

. -- ve day. we are here today to salute those of the world war ii generation who helped save the world from tyranny. we also offer a special salute to the men and women of our armed services who are fighting the war on terror. we want them to know that their service is deeply, deeply appreciated. [applause] alex: to all of these warriors and veterans, past and present we owe and debts have gratitude and a lasting appreciation for their service to this country. thank you for being here today and special thanks to our world war ii veterans for your service and your sacrifices for this nation and the world. we owe everything to you. everything. [applause] alex: ladies and gentlemen, i am pleased to introduce the official party for today's ve day commemoration. the keynote speaker is ambassador susan rice. i am also delighted to welcome on behalf of her sister, former secretary of state, the honorable madeleine albright kathy silver. and the acting superintendent of the national mall and park service

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we will include the anniversary of the 70's anniversary of the end of world war ii, ve day. we will bring you the ceremony this morning at 1030 10:30 a.m. eastern and the flyover of the vintage aircraft. >> loretta lynch, new on the job as attorney general. she testified on her 2016 budget. this morning speaking to reporters announcing an investigation in baltimore. the attorney general plans to launch a full-scale civil rights in the station into the force of force by baltimore police. the decision comes as there are similar investigations in departments like ferguson and cleveland. in both of those cities, unrest iraq did after unarmed people were killed by police -- unrest erupted after unarmed people were killed by police. later today, we bring you the anniversary -- the 70th anniversary of ve day and the flyover of vintage world war ii aircraft/. >> good morning. this is a two-minute warning for the press conference. thank you. >> the attorney general loretta lynch is expected to announce a civil rights investigation into the baltimore police department. she should be o

on ve day, people swarmed the streets of london and paris and moscow in the cloud of fear that had hunghome, from small towns to times square, crowds gathered in celebration, seeing in dancing with joy. it would be three more months of deadly fighting in the pacific but for a few hours, the world rejoiced in the hope of peace. general eisenhower announced the news with low fanfare. the mission of this allied force was fulfilled. the simple message like the extraordinary nature of the big and staggering human loss. over five years, brutal fighting laid waste to an entire continent. mothers, fathers children were murdered in concentration camps. by the time the guns fell silent in europe, some 40 million people on the continent have lost their lives. today we pay tribute to all who served. they were patriots, like my grandfather who served in the army soldiers, sailors airmen, marines, coast guard, merchant marine, and the women of the wacs and waves. they gave their lives so that we and people the world over free. they were women who stepped up in unprecedented numbers manning the home f

plus flying high, a vintage celebration of ve day 70 years in the making. loretta lynch was sworn in as the new u.s. attorney general last week. on the same day the streets of baltimore erupted in violence. the arrest situation followed the arrest of freddy gray. today, attorney general lynch said the justice department is stepping in launching an investigation into baltimore police. lisa stark has more. >> reporter: john, the department is launching a pattern and practice investigation on baltimore whether they violate the civil rights of those they are sworn to protect. just days after her visit to baltimore the attorney general made the call. the dpanch department of justice is launching a comprehensive investigation of the baltimore police. >> this investigation will commence immediately and focus on whether baltimore police officers use excessive force conduct unlawful searches and seizures and engage in unequal policing. >>> the family of freddy gray and residents convinced her there is a serious erosion of public trust in the police. the justice depar

today is ve day. today is 70 years since ve day. and so today, out of all days at least for this hour, we will give it a rest. and you can give it a rest. and for now, instead, i will leave you with harry truman and then we will be back with the rest of today's news. >> this is a solemn but glorious hour. i wish that franklin d. roosevelt had lived to see this day. general eisenhower informs me that the forces of german have surrendered to the united nations. the flags of freedom fly all over europe. for this victory, we join in offering our thanks to the providence which has guided and sustained us through the dark days of adversity and into life. kellogg's® frosted mini-wheats®... have 8 layers of nutritious wheat... and one of delicious sweet. to satisfy the adult.... and kid - in all of us. (supergrass' "alright") plays throughout ♪ ♪ ♪ nutritious wheat for the adult you've grown into. and delicious sweet for the kid you'll never outgrow... feed your inner kidult... with frosted mini wheats®. >>> so, it's time to pick swag items

thank you. >> thank you. >> it's ve-day. d veterans are gathering to commemorate the end of world war ii in europe. the day known as victory in europe day or ve-day. 71 years ago today. a celebration here and around the world. this video from the archives. way before we were around. shows people dancing in the streets in times square, and what a day it was. julia is here at bat nine with details, today and yesterday. how are you doing. >> good. there were celebrations and memorial services all around europe today. this is from paris. here you can see the president of france laying down a wreath in memory of those who died. and here you can see some polish vets saluting their flag. them firing cannons and salutes. and here's a scene from london. again you can see people saluting their flag, and here's kind of a really beautiful picture of vets from london wearing their uniform. >> not going to be much longer of that. >> nope. >> 70 years. >> can't believe it. >> i think you were just seven or eight at the time. >> negative sev

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this is ve day in 19 45. triumphant moment, coming at the cost of more than 400,000 american lives.s doing today to honor the greatest generation. peter doocy is live from the world war ii memorial. how did the air show work? >> reporter: worked like there were 5 war-time airplanes some of them were big some were small, some flew fast, some flew slow and all world war ii formations. one of the 50 -- supposed to be 50 -- one had to lan because of a hydraulic leak but the vest of them came in 15 different formations taking off from virginia come over the potomac over the lip lip memorial, past the washington monument and banking at the capitol rotunda and heading home, and just to make shower there wasn't any air traffic, reagan national away shut shut down commercial takeoffs and landings until the last formation missing-man formation, passed overhead. >> so beautiful to see that in the sky. who was at the ceremony? >> reporter: the grassy part of the national mall was packed with tourists and students and some sir curious people who poked out of their offices along the mall, just to

after that a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of ve-day. loretta lynch has announced her department will conduct an investigation following the death of freddie gray while in your police custody. his death sparked a series of protests and riots in the city. this is over 20 minutes. loretta lynch: good morning everyone. as we all know, as we have all seen, we have watched as baltimore his struggle with issues that face cities across our country today. we have seen the tragic loss of a young man's life. we have seen a peaceful protest movement: us to express the concern of a beleaguered community. we have seen brave officers upholding the right to peaceful protests while also sustaining serious injuries themselves during the city's unfortunate foray into violence and we have watched now through the prism of one of the most challenging issues of our time, the issue of police community relations. when i traveled to baltimore earlier this week i had an opportunity to see the significant work that the syrian police department had done with the co

. >> today is the start of the ve day weekend. it is ve day. it is the solemn remembrance today.hange. >> i think the mood will change. there was a lot of solemnity in 1945, especially for those who'd lost ones during the war, as so many had, but then of course the mood did change to one of celebration. though not as a riotous celebration as greeted the armistice in 1918. >> do you think it is because of the second world war went on that much longer, the end was a long time in coming? >> i think it was. the people of britain were much more affected by the second world war than the first. rationing, intensive bombing destruction of cities. chaos. >> the invitation now goes to the public to lay a wreath. it's that all embracing invitation to take part in today's remembrance. >> one sees in the groups of veterans so many of the different branches represented. i have spotted at least three old soldiers wearing berets with the polish eagle. that served alongside the -- we must remember the allies that served alongside the british during the war. >> and the germans that fled not -- naz

ve day. 70 years after the victory in europe, america pays the price to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. breaking down barriers. >> open the walls open the doors to the outside. >> acclaimed iranian artist talks about building bridges between iran and the u.s. >>> let the music play. >> our job is to play what the people want to hear. >> in the philippines leaving local artists struggling to catch listeners ears. good evening, this is al jazeera america. i'm libby casey. >> and i'm antonio mora. we begin tonight in the u.k. where prime minister david cameron is pledging unity and a greater britain after he and his conservative party pulled off a stunning victory in the general election, secured 330 houses last night half of the houses houses -- over half the house he in parliament. >> before the vote, it was suggested the vote would be very close but securing a surprisingly easy victory. >> cameron says he is already working on a new approach to the european union. >> dana lewis joins us from london. preelection predicted a close vote it certainly didn't turn out that way. what happened

this is the 70th anniversary of ve day. all these vintage planes flying in the skies making for spectacular flights. there's a mishap. an emergency landing at reagan airport a short time ago. it's being cart add way. no injuries, no fire. the pilot reported he had a hydraulic problem. the plane landed safely. this is not affecting the traffic at at reagan national airport in d.c. we'll keep an eye on the skies as well. >>> meantime attorney general loretta lynch announced today the justice department is launching a full scale civil rights investigation into the baltimore police department. the announcement comes after the attorney general travelled to baltimore tuesday and said the city had come to symbolize the mistrust that exists between police and communities around the country. >> this investigation will begin immediately and will focus on allegations that baltimore police department officers used excessive force including deadly force, conduct unlawful searches seizures arrests and engage in discriminatory policing. >

ve day was a watershed in american history. as jay korff reports, a local teacher made that moment come alive for students when she took them on a remarkable ride back in history with the help of a world war ii veteran. jay: this elementary in springfield is the only german immersion program in the region. the german teacher recently returned from her mother's home town to return -- to attend festivities celebrating 70 years of democracy. the city nearly obliterated by allied bombs was a not see stronghold during world war ii before american gis liberated the city. >> i could tell that the war was about over but i had silence in my heart because of the people who might have been in those buildings and did not evacuate and lost their lives. jay: to transform her trip, she found rocher in iowa. the 91-year-old still fits into his uniform. she flew him to germany and brought with her questions that students posed to elderly germans who were children during the war. >> what was going through your mind and how did you feel when you

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the celebration marks 70 years since ve day the day nazi germany surrenderen conditionally to allies.g planes reminded a powerful reminder how superior the air strategy is in wartime. our dominance in the air might be coming to a close as other countries develop long-range stealth aircraft and the u.s. lags behind. >> china and russia are two good examples of countries who will be fielding capability in the next three to five years if they stay on track that is better than what we currently have in many areas. >> fox news military analyst retired navy captain and fighter pilot chuck nash joins us as well. from the air force chief of staff, better than we have in many areas in three to five years. that sounds scary. >> well i think he also qualified that by saying if they stay on track. the russians are developing their aircraft that they recently announced they're going to cut it back significantly. and it's an economic factor. strong economies allow for strong militaries. if the economy goes down as the russians are suffering, it's going to affect what they can do. >> the chinese, th

. >>> this is the 70th anniversary of ve day the end of world war ii in europe. germany surrendered to allies on may 8th 1945. the war raged on in the pacific for a few more months until japan's surrender in the pacific called vj day. ceremony was held on the national mall, included flyovers of dozens of vintage aircraft. here is what they looked like then and now. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the agonizing wait is over. the wait list reach schools and safety schools have made their wishes known and thousands of high school seniors have had to cope with what they might see as college failure before they take a single class. they will be in school in fall just not their dream school. have we created crazy unworkable

president obama: on ve day people swarmed the streets of paris and moscow and the fear had finally lifted. from small towns to times square, crowds gathered in celebration, singing and dancing with joy. it would still be three more months of deadly fighting in the pacific. for a few hours the world rejoiced in the hope of peace. general eisenhower announced the news with low fanfare. the mission of this allied force was fulfilled. a simple message -- simple message allied the nature of the victory and staggering human loss. brutal fighting laid waste to an entire continent. mothers, fathers, children were murdered in concentration camps. but the time the guns fell silent, 40 million people on the continent had lost their lives. today

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. >>> a look outside the beltway at paris, france, on this ve day weekend marking the end of world war ii in europe. the threat of homegrown terror is as much a reality there as it is in this country. isis claimed responsibility this week after two men open fire at a draw muhammad cartoon contest in garland texas. now the terror group claims as recruits across this country who are ready to attack. joining us now from paris is the chair of the house homeland security committee, texas congressman michael mccaul. chairman, the pentagon raised the threat level at all u.s. military bases this week, although they said there is no specific credible threat that they have. do you think that action is warranted? >> yeah, chris actually, i do. i think there's been an uptick in the threat out there. the level of chatter, internet calls to arms, if you will, to light up potential isis followers potentially in the united states. and attack military installations. we're seeing these directives almost like on a daily basis. it's very concerning. i'm over here with the french counterterrorism experts t

timed for ve day as well. >> exactly. that happens on saturday. it is the biggest demonstration of russian military power since soviet times as you mentioned. once again, another diplomat. he was telling me -- he doesn't use this word but basically they're furious that they believe american diplomats have gone to various european countries and told them not to come to that ve day celebration. what he says is look, russians lost millions of lives for the liberation of europe. they think this should be separate from the diplomatic arguments of the modern era. plainly the issue is how do you put pressure on russia. the issue for washington and west. how do you put pressure on russia unless you try to isolate the country. again, the question is the isolation working? he was clear there's economic damage happening in russia as a result of sanctions. his point was it isn't damaging enough for them to change their mind. they're determined not to. >> fascinating stuff. thank you so much kier simmons in moscow. >>> any minute president obama speaking at ni

this weekend marks the 70th anniversary of ve day, the end of the war, world war ii, in europe. on, d.c. commemorated the day with an aerial tribute to veterans. i spoke with a 96-year-old u.s. navy veteran. nick zuris. he fought in europe and in asia. along with historian alex kershaw. he's the author of "the bedford boys," a group of virginia soldiers who suffered horribly on that d-day invasion. >> world war ii veteran mr. harry miller. >> 140,000 americans died. that's why we're here today, to celebrate the end of the war but also to commemorate that loss. the bloodiest place you could possibly be in europe was omaha beach on june the 6th, 1944. >> what were your chances of surviving? >> in company a, to which the bedford boys belonged, 116th, 29th division, they landed on the deadliest sector of omaha beach which was the deadliest beach. out of 180 men, 112 were killed. by lunchtime on d-day, maybe 10, 12 guys could actually stand and fight. >> so 10 out of 180. >> yeah. i mean you have to go back to the civil war to experience a loss like that. so there was a huge sacrifice

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beautifully-maintained memorial. >> today is the start of the ve day weekend.mbrance today. the mood will change. >> i think the mood will change. there was a lot of solemnity in 1945, but then of course the mood did change to one of celebration. though not as a riotous celebration as greeted the armistice in 1918. >> do you think it is because the second world war went on that much longer, the end was that much longer and coming? >> the people of britain were much more affected by the second world war than the first. rationing, intensive bombing destruction of cities. the invitation now goes to the public to lay a wreath. to take part in today's service of remembrance. >> represented by three soldiers wearing they polish eagle allies who served alongside british in the second world war. >> germans, jewish and non-jewi sh loathing the nan

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the ve day celebration will feature 70 world war ii planes flying over the national mall in 15 sequenced formations. >> that will be fabulous. it is our pleasure to honor them. >> reporter: in georgetown marden's tavern will offer world war ii veterans free dinner and drinks tomorrow. the historic restaurant opened in 1933. president harry truman sat in this booth. >> when the war was over in 1945 there were lots of uniformed the fellows in here celebrating that the war was over. >> reporter: back over at the world war ii memorial kathy will take pictures of the plane for her 93-year-old father. he's back home in columbus ohio and he didn't make the trip. >> well just very emotional. you know to honor the veterans. >> reporter: now it's going to be a very special ceremony tomorrow. you can find out more information about it on our website at nbc washington.com. live on the national mall i'm shomari stone. back to you. >> thank you, shomari. >>> next at 11:00, an 8-year-old boy celebrates the birthday he almost didn't have with the first responders who saved his life six days ago. >>> a $

. >> the ceremony honoring ve day is the largest event at the world war ii memorial since its dedication 11 years ago. one vintage plane had to cut its flight short after a mechanical problem caused the pilot to break formation and land at reagan national airport, but no one was hurt. >>> new dramatic video of a small plane that crashed and burned on an atlanta interstate going down shortly after takeoff grazing the hood of a tractor trailer before it slammed into the median killing all four on board. they were on their way to university of mississippi for a graduation ceremony. >>> it has been yet another night of severe weather for folks in the southern plains. several tornadoes were reported as the storms crossed from texas into oklahoma. hail the size of golf and tennis balls was falling on southwestern oklahoma and the wind was gusting up to 60 miles an hour knocking down power lines outside oklahoma city. several inches of rain in just a couple hours caused a lot of flooding, more storms possible over the weekend. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather, d.

ethiopians who left the middle east in search of a better life and found hardship instead and remembering ve daymany mark the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii in europe. ♪ let's begin with the uk elections and it's almost certain david cameron will win a second term in government and final results almost all in and cameron expected to announce victory soon and conservative party has taken 325 seats so far. that is just one seat away from an overall majority. the labor party currently has 229 seats, that's down by 26. it's projected to end up with 233 seats in parliament. that is largely because the scottish national party have all but wiped out labor in scotland and have taken 56 out of 59 possible seats. liberal democrats had a disaster night and down by 46 retaining 8 seats. david cameron is expected to meet the queen soon to discuss forming a government. >> this is clearly a very strong night for the conservative party. i think we have had a positive response to a positive campaign about safeguarding our economy, about creating jobs about a record the government over the last five

. >>> there were observances today marking the 70th anniversary of ve day, victory in europe againstin world war ii. secretary of state kerry laid a wreath in paris. queen elizabeth lit a beacon in london. and in washington a spectacular flyover, the greatest gathering of world war ii aircraft since the war itself. 56 vintage planes and hundreds of veterans there to see it. >>> here in california firefighters have battled more than 1100 wildfires this year twice as many as they would normally see by now. and the dangerous fire season has just begun. well thousands of crews fight these potentially deadly blazes from the ground only a handful do so from the air in the state's cal fire helicopters. nbc's hallie jackson got a bird's-eye view from one pilot who is breaking new ground. >> reporter: this is a very intense fire. this is just the beginning, an explosive start to a season that is already worse than usual, flames ripping through more than 4,000 acres so far. choppers racing to put reinforcements on the ground piloted by people like desiree fortin. it is a hard job to do and a h

america will look to the sky today to mark the 70th anniversary of ve day. ii era planes will fly over the capital shortly after noon. you can watch it streaming live. germany surrendered to the allies on this day in 1945. those are your top headlines. tom: they're a good. -- very good. sir martin sorrell joins us. liberality in england is decidedly dead edinburgh wins big but they have zero power in london. joining us now, sir martin sorrell from his offices at wpp. did the conservatives win, or did the labour party lose? which was it? sir sorrell: it was both actually. it was a tremendous night. the australian linda crosby did a very good job. in the end the most important poll, the prime minister won and won in outright majority, so given what we were thinking before and what we discussed before, tom, was quite a stored in an array, so conservatives definitely won. snp definitely won. ukip lost. they did win a significant part of the vote, nigel farage is gone, and the other big loser were the pollsters, tom. they made a mess of it this time around. tom: s

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over the last several months as we prepared for this commemoration of ve day and the historic flightover that will begin in just a few minutes, several themes emerged. first, everyone participated. if not in uniform, then working in the factories, building the machines, and producing the munitions and supplies that our boys put to such effective use on dozens of different battlefields around the world. second, there is a genuine heart felt humility among these men who walked into harm's way to protect and defend this country. as recently as yesterday evening, i had a personal hero of mine tell me and a small group of people that he was just doing his job. and finally and most poignantly, the deep respect that the veterans here with us today have for those they consider to be the real heroes of world war ii those men who didn't come home. the warriors who gave their last full measure of devotion to the epic struggle that took place seven decades ago and far away places like burma, baston casino, and the coral sea, and like tinian, tunisia. today it is our challenge and our great honor to

over the last several months as we prepared for this commemoration of ve day and the historic flyoverrged. first, everyone participated. if not in uniform, then working in the factories, building the machines, and producing the munitions and supplies that our boys put to such effective use on dozens of different battlefields around the world. second, there is a genuine heart felt humility among these men who walked into harm's way to protect and defend this country. as recently as yesterday evening, i had a personal hero of mine tell me and a small group of people that he was just doing his job. and finally, and most poignantly, the deep respect that the veterans here with us today have for those they consider to be the real heroes of world war ii, those men who didn't come home. the warriors who gave their last full measure of devotion to the epic struggle that took place seven decades ago and far away places like burma, baston, casino, and the coral sea, and like tinian, tunisia. today it is our challenge and our great honor to use a remarkable collection of vintage military aircraf

50 world war ii planes taking over the skies in washington today marking the 70th anniversary of ve day. >> i'm so proud they can put this thing together. >> the fly-overs bringing thousands of veterans out as to washington's world war ii memorial just a small way to honor the millions of ways that americans served. >> i survived 117 combat missions in that four years. >> he served during the entire war, today he remembers those who he fought alongside in the dramatic war stories like the mission he flew over the skies. >> the mission was thousands of miles, 18 hours, 40 minutes where we mined the river in sumatra. we were actually told we were not going to make it back. and as we were coming in for a landing my engine started coughing because the attitude of the airplane was tipped down. but we landed safely and -- it all worked out. >> reporter: he was not alone. buddy nenderson flew missions also. >> we did it by engaging in the flights in the aerial combat and killing their experienced pilots. >> did you have any aerial victories. take me into one of these fights. >> i had 16 and a

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i think it will happen still waiting out there, and because it's spring and ve day, i'm giving a bigs for wine women and song. >> we've moved on. >> am i off the wagon or on the wagon? >> i don't know what you are. let's go to the democratic side of the casino. same dealer and we have $100 in chips on the democrats. now when the issue of hillary clinton comes up you have the e-mail situation, the funding of the clinton foundation. now you have a new controversy about what she said before about immigration and what she says now about immigration. take a listen. >> i will fight for comprehensive immigration reform and a path to citizenship, and i don't understand how anyone can look at these young people and think we should break up more families or turn away more hard workers with talent. >> we've got to do several thing, and i am adamantly against illegal immigrants. certainly, we've got to do more at our border and people have to stop employing illegal immigrants. >> so the new hillary clinton statement is much more in line with the democratic party, so that being said $100 in chips

. >>> well today marks the 70th anniversary of ve day, the day allies would be victory over the axisnd dozens of fighter planes took to the skies above the national mall. there they are. they flew in sequence formations representing the war's pivotal battles. hundreds of world war ii veterans were actually there on hand for the flyover. on this day 70 years ago these were the triumphant words of sir winston churchill as he celebrated the nazi surrender. >> victory of the cause of freedom freedom. we have never seen a greater day than this. >> got to them and still gets to me. we'll be right back after this. when cigarette cravings hit, all i can think about is getting relief. nicorette mini starts to relieve sudden cravings fast. anytime. anywhere. i never know when i'll need relief. that's why i choose nicorette mini. doers. they don't worry if something's possible. they just do it. at sears optical, we're committed to bringing them eyewear that works as hard as they do. right now, save up to $200 on eyeglasses. quality eyewear for doers. sears optical thank you for being a sailor,

. -- ve day. representative tom mcclintock has the republican response. esident obama: today marks a historic anniversary. 70 years since the victory in europe during world war ii. on v.e. day, people swarmed the streets of london and paris and moscow, in the cloud of fear that had hung for so many years lifted. at home, from small towns to times square, crowds gathered in celebration, seeing in dancing with joy. it would be three more months of deadly fighting in the pacific but for a few hours, the world rejoiced in the hope of peace. general eisenhower announced the news with low fanfare. the mission of this allied force was fulfilled. the simple message like the extraordinary nature of the big and staggering human loss. over five years, brutal fighting laid waste to an entire continent. mothers, fathers, children were murdered in concentration camps. by the time the guns fell silent in europe, some 40 million people on the continent have lost their lives. today we pay tribute to all who served. they were patriots, like my grandfather who served in the

and veterans of world war ii look to the skies to celebrate ve day in our nat ♪ r survey showing clintond three republicans in the first in the nation primary state of new hampshire. former governor jeb bush leading clinton, 47-41%. senator marco rubio doing just about the same thing. 47-42%. senator rand paul. the same top line number. 47-43%. and clinton ties scott walker. she holds a one-point lead over senator ted cruz. not good news at all. joining me now to assess this and much more. former white house political director. fox news political analyst. republican strategist. and great to have you here. >> thank you my pleasure. >> early days. without question. how troubling should this poll be? >> it's troubling. it's troubling when you get inside the numbers and look at the distrust number on ms. clinton. she may be the inevitable nominee because no one is running against her. she's not the inevitable president. but the critical thing here is the drumbeat that she's had on her emails, on her finances, on the clinton foundation is now creating high numbers where the american public do

ashore and he fought his way to manila and in the process, he got the purple heart. 10 days before ve-day david, was killed on a dangerous reconnaissance mission in italy. that fountain in downtown kansas city is a memorial to david. that is a good example of how everybody in the country, we were all in the war. and the people that stayed at home, we kind of felt sorry for 4f's. because they were going to miss out on things. but it was a unanimous will to win. host: we will have to leave on that note. i do want to thank the kansas city public library and the leadership of their who make this one of the finest library systems in the country especially for public programming. [applause] host: also, alice bergen and the truman library institute, which is committed to marking the end of world war ii and the beginning of the truman presidency throughout this 70th anniversary year. indeed, i will reiterate the invitation to it as many of you as possible to join us for the wild about harry dinner, where rick atkinson, the eminent historian i quoted at the beginning of the program will be the fea

the flyover is to mark the 70th anniversary of ve day.cgrath was there and talks to a former b-29 pilot about the exciting event today. >> reporter: the attack on pearl harbor. bob voshay had section months to a year left in flight training for the bflt-17. >> the day after pearl harbor i was a full fledge combat pilot, fifrs pilot and i started flying first pilot from then on. i flew planes that i never had even seen before. >> reporter: one such aircraft the b-29 super fortress. he was the first to fly one at 48,000 feet. his initial training not on the aircraft itself but on a b-26. >> they sent me to hayes, kansas. it ended up i went to hayes, kansas with a captain who only had an hour and 45 minutes. so we picked up the first airplane and i got to be first pilot even though he was a captain, because i had 30 minutes more flying time than he did. i had two hours and 15 minutes. >> reporter: visiting from new jersey he is eager to see fifi the last air worthy b-29 left. >> in my wildest dreams as i said on channel 4 this morning, i wou

today marks the 70th 70th of ve day victory in europe day.taking place in europe and here in the united states. ending second world war in europe. >> soldiers, veterans, politicians and civilians comeing together for the 70th time. marking the end of the deadliest military conflict in human history. leaders through on the europe paid tribute to the service members who fought and died to free the continent from nazi aggression. secretary of state john kerry joining the french president for a ceremony in paris and in london party leaders coming together just one day after a bitterly fought national election. in washington, president obama releasing weekly address a day early to mark the anniversary. >> they risked their lives and gave their lives so that we and people the world over could live free. >> here at the national world war ii memorial special ceremony taking place. more than 300 veterans tending the largest gathering of world war ii vets since the memorial was dedicated. national security adviser susan rice paying tribute to their cou