good morning. 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. just moments ago, you saw it here on msnbc, president biden delivering an address defending democracy and freedom at the pointe du hoc ranger monument in normandy, france. 80 years ago there at pointe du hoc, u.s. army rangers scaled the 100 foot cliffs overlooking omaha and utah beaches on d-day. it is about seven miles west of the normandy american cemetery, also where in 1984 then president ronald reagan delivered one of his moment memorable speeches. before the speech today, president biden met with ukrainian president zelenskyy, announcing a new $225 million military assistance package for ukraine. joining us now, richard haass, president emeritus of the council on foreign relations and elise labbott. wondering your thoughts on this speech the day it was delivered, what it means for the history of the world, what we witnessed there 80 years ago. well, jose, what happened 80 years ago, in no sm
dozen treated for heat exhaustion. the deadly air strike on a gaza school. dozens killed, including children. israel tonight calling it a precise strike. the dramatic testimony from hunter biden s former romantic partner and widow of his brother beau. the new video of her throwing away hunter s gun at the center of the case. the suspected gilgo beach serial killer charged with two more murders. and the disturbing blueprint allegedly found on his computer. and the 21-gun salute honoring more than 4,000 allied troops killed 80 years ago. the numbers that tell the story of d-day. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. and to the heroes of d-day who we celebrate today, thank you. it s where we start tonight, 80 years after the daring american-led assault on the beaches of normandy, france, that turned back the tide of nazi tyranny. allied leaders gathered today to pay tribute to d-day veterans who risked it all in the name of
trumper republicans, as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle, live from 30 rock center and we are now 152 days away from the election. and it has been 80 years since the largest see to land invasion in history, d-day. president joe biden joined world leaders in normandy to mark the historic moment. at the american cemetery, he addressed the crowd that included surviving veterans that took part in the assault that helped liberate europe. peter alexander was there. reporter: 80 years later, where useful bravery landed, today, these last surviving heroes returned. just above the source for 150,000 allied troops, waited in the surf, and were met by an endless barrage of kris mayes six bullets. from the president, a solemn tribute. it is my honor to be able to salute you here in normandy. all of you. reporter: fewer than 200 of american sons who stormed these beaches on d-day to help reclaim the continent from k
is a minimum. we may never know the answer to that and they may never be charged. but i think that we re all thinking more expansively based on these new findings while these details we learned, they are just terrific, but we certainly appreciate you, casey jordan and your insights into this. thank you so much always great to be here. thanks for joining us. the news continues next property now president biden marks 80 years since the d-day invasion by warning that democracy is more at risk now than at any time since world war ii defense secretary lloyd austin is with the president and france and joins us to discuss urgent global hotspots and threats right here at o also tonight, donald trump just returned to the campaign trail for the first time as a convicted felon he s appealing to voters a pivotal battleground state, and playing up the 34 guilty verdicts against him. and former trump adviser steve bannon is lashing out after a judge ordered him to report to prison by jul
ukraine, the rising toll in gaza, and what he told me about his health after his secret hospitalization earlier this year. the deadly tornado outbreak across multiple states, while in the west dangerous heat. at a trump rally in phoenix, nearly a dozen treated for heat exhaustion. the deadly air strike on a gaza school. dozens killed, including children. israel tonight calling it a precise strike. the dramatic testimony from hunter biden s former romantic partner and widow of his brother beau. the new video of her throwing away hunter s gun at the center of the case. the suspected gilgo beach serial killer charged with two more murders. and the disturbing blueprint allegedly found on his computer. and the 21-gun salute, honoring more than 4,000 allied troops killed 80 years ago. the numbers that tell the story of d-day. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. and to the heros of d-day who we celebrate today, thank you. i