overlooking one of the beaches where allied troops first came ashore onjune 6th, 1944. never before or since have so many troops from so many nations landed by sea to liberate an occupied country. the british, american, canadian, and french troops landed on five beaches sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah as the airborne troops dropped behind enemy lines to secure the roads and bridges. 156,000 troops overwhelming the germans they had taken by surprise. the main event this afternoon was at omaha beach, where heads of state stood alongside the veterans to pay tribute and remember. more on that in a moment but first, our correspondent daniela relph takes a look back at all the day s events in the company of some of the british veterans who were there to see it. bagpipes memories fade. the living testimonies dwindle. but at dawn today, on the beaches of normandy, they remembered. making their own 80th anniversary normandy landing, a group of royal marines, wading ashore as t
the world. exactly 80 years ago, tens of thousands of allied troops mounted the greatest seaborne invasion in military history. one that would change the course of the second world war. today, d day veterans and world leaders are taking part in major commemorations in northern france. at a new memorial above gold beach, where british troops landed, the king has laying a wreath. close to where american forces encountered the fiercest german resistance, presidentjoe biden has given a speech warning that democracy in europe and around the world remains fragile. this is in the wake of russia s invasion of ukraine. the prince of walesjoined russia s invasion of ukraine. the prince of wales joined the prime minister of canada. and alongside the solemn ceremony, it has also been a chance for attendees, including the king, to meet and speak to the guests of honour, the veterans themselves, each of whom played such a crucial part in one of the defining days of european history. as you
house. we are going to stay here. there we go, let s have a listen to resident biden. president biden. mundy during the fifth 1944, the evil third reich was devastating the world, nancy germany had subjugated the once free nations of europe through brute force. lies, and twisted ideology of racial superiority. millions ofjew, in the holocaust, millions of others killed by bombs, bullets, bloody warfare. hitler and those with him fought thought democracy was weak and the future belong to dictators. here, on the coast of normandy, the battle between freedom and tyranny would be joined, here, on that morning in june, president emmanuel macron, secretary antony blinken, distinguished guests, most of all, our honoured veterans who met that test, the test of aegis in that moment 80 years ago. 80 years ago today. on behalf of the american people, as commander in chief, the highest honour to salute you in normandy once more. all of you, god love you. applause winston churchill
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only when the average holds at 1,500 over a seven day period. it will then re open to migrants two weeks after that. the executive action also includes the use of a 1952 law allowing a us president to suspend the entry of foreigners if their arrival is detrimental to the interests of the country. speaking earlier, president biden blamed republicans in congress for refusing to address the situation at the us mexico border. so today, i m moving past republican obstruction and using the executive authorities available to me as president to do what i can on my own to address the border. frankly, i would have preferred to address this issue through bipartisan legislation, because that s the only way to actually get the kind of system we have now that s broken fixed to hire more border patrol agents, more asylum officers, morejudges but republicans have left me no choice. biden is referring there to measures that were reflected in a bipartisan bill that he supported back in