to help free up officers to deal with crime. good evening from jerusalem. for the first time since the war between israel and hamas began, dozens of injured palestinians and more hundreds of foreign nationals have been allowed to leave gaza. they ve entered egypt by the rafah crossing on the border, with the injured being treated at field hospitals there. the foreign office says that british nationals will start to be taken out in stages over the coming days. people who ve been trapped in gaza for weeks began crossing the borderfrom late morning, after the territory was besieged by israel, after hamas attacked it over three weeks ago. hamas is classed as a terrorist organisation by the uk government. and in northern gaza, there s been another air strike on the jabalia refugee camp, a day after an israeli attack caused heavy casualties at the refugee camp there. our international editor jeremy bowen has our first report which contains material that you may find upsetting. at l
d-day, president biden delivered a message to the american people, don t let the authoritarians win. he did it with the memory of what those, quote, brave boys did on those cliffs 80 years ago. and what they did it for. does anyone doubt that they would want america to stand up against putin s aggression here in europe today? they stormed the beaches alongside their ally, does anyone believe these rangers would want america to go it alone today. they fought to vanquish a hateful ideology, in their 30s and 40s. does anyone doubt they wouldn t move heaven and earth to vanquish hateful ideologies of today. these rangers put mission and country above themselves. does anyone believe they would exact any lesson of every american today. these rangers remembered with reverence, those who gave their lives in battle. could they or anyone ever imagine that america would do the same, wouldn t do the same. delivered 3,000 miles away. it was a message for americans back at home. he sai
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
a.m. eastern. right now president biden and the first lady are visiting omaha beach in france. today s gathering especially poignant as it could be the last major milestone for the last remaining veterans who stormed the beaches back. he invoked the ballotslines of eastern ukraine and linked it to the ultimate sacrifices 80 years ago. their hour of trial, the allied forces of d-day did their duty. now, the questions for us, in our hour of trial, will we do ours? we re living in a time where democracy is more at risk across the world that at any point since the end of world world ii, since these beaching were stormed in 1944. will we tapped against tyranny, against evil, against brew taught of the iron fist? when we stand for freedom, when we defend democracy. my answer is yes, and only can be yes. joining us now from normandy france is peter alexander, also with us is commander peter, just kind of take us take us there today. you re in one of the most sacred, extraordin